Completely outlandish, utterly too decadent, and perhaps over the top artsy for a one-year-old birthday smash cake, but hey – that’s me. It may look a little ridiculous – but the cakes are tasty and too fun to “smash” on you and your twin’s first birthday together!
Strawberry Pineapple Vanilla Smash Cake
Strawberry Pineapple Vanilla Smash Cake
Vanilla Cake:
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. sea salt
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup plant-based milk (thick and creamy oat or coconut are best)
1 cup dried pineapple chunks
1 cup Strawberry Preserves
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8″ cake rounds OR six mini cake rounds. Line with parchment paper.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt until well combined. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, and then the vanilla.
Alternate adding the flour mixture and “milk,” making sure things are fully incorporated after each addition.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.
Cool on a wire rack for 25 minutes then turn out and invert on the wire rack to fully cool.
Using a round cookie cutter (or measuring), create a surprise “hole” inside the bottom layer (of each cake).
Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for at least 12 hours.
Once you’re ready to frost, remove the cake(s) from the freezer and fill the bottom layer with pineapple chunks and Strawberry Preserves. Then, spread a thick layer of Strawberry Preserves over the top. Place the second layer of cake (without the hole) on top of that. Prepare to frost with buttercream.
Vegan Vanilla Buttercream:
16 Tbs. vegan butter, room temperature
3-4 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Beat together all the ingredients until nice and smooth.
Carefully frost the “assembled” cake(s) and smooth with an offset spatula.
Top with ridiculous amounts of leftover cake, pineapple, and preserves, if desired. 😂😄😅🤣😊
