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Anyone Can Cake

Introducing Anyone Can Cake, the debut cookbook from Whitney DePaoli of Sugar & Sparrow.

Anyone Can Cake brings beautiful, artisan cakes within reach of every home baker. Many professional cake artists appear to have a magical touch where every cake they make looks equally perfect and effortless, so it can be intimidating to home bakers. Whitney DePaoli is here to help. As a self-taught cake artist who has been baking cakes from her home kitchen for over a decade, Whitney shares her best tips and hard-won knowledge to answer all of your cake baking questions, help you avoid common mistakes and master the building blocks that make a great cake.

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What people are saying

“Sugar & Sparrow is really one of those bakers who can turn any cake into a masterpiece! She’s an inspiration to any self-taught baker. Super excited to see what she does with this cake cookbook!”

– Duff Goldman

Ace of Cakes and owner of Charm City Cakes

“Whitney has truly outdone herself! This book covers everything you need to know to make the perfect layer cake, and is filled with mouth watering recipes and stunning techniques that are sure to inspire any baker.” 

– Chelsey White

Baking blogger & founder of @chelsweets

“Whitney’s cake decorating style is always flawlessly executed. Her new cookbook and troubleshooting tips will set any baker up for success each and every time.” 

– Mandy Merriman

Creator of Baking with Blondie and author of Cake Confidence

“Anyone Can Cake is a brilliant collection of delicious recipes, tutorials, tips, and beautifully detailed visual aids to truly teach anyone how to decorate a cake!”

– Sheri Wilson

Founder of Sheri Bakes and author of Caketopia

Learn How To

• Bake, build, and decorate layer cakes, along with all the techniques and tools you’ll need
• Master buttercream frosting, from mixing gorgeous colors to achieving a perfectly smooth finish
• Create ombrés, stripes, lambeth piping and more with beginner-friendly decorating tutorials
• Level-up your design with in-depth guides for ganache drips, sprinkle placement and perfect piping

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Featured Resources Include

• Foolproof base recipes such as Favorite Vanilla Cake, One-Bowl Chocolate Cake and Vanilla Buttercream
• Creative recipes for showstopper cakes like Rainbow Striped Milk & Cereal Cake, Chocolate- Covered Strawberry Cake and Snickerdoodle Cake
• Troubleshooting tips and step-by-step instructions for preventing common mishaps every step of the way
• Luscious full-spread photography and visual reference charts

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Y’all have been asking for gluten-free cake reci Y’all have been asking for gluten-free cake recipes for awhile now, which makes me EXTRA excited to finally share this gluten-free chocolate cake!! After tonnns of recipe testing, this cake is so rich and fudgy (yet somehow not too dense!), has an amazing chocolate flavor, is irresistible with chocolate buttercream, and truly doesn’t taste gluten-free. It low key might be my favorite chocolate cake recipe of all (and I’ve had a LOT of them) 🤎 
 
Get the recipe link in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/gluten-free-chocolate-cake/ 
 
#chocolatecake #glutenfreecake #glutenfree #cakesofig #birthdaycake
VANILLA CUPCAKES 🧁these from-scratch vanilla cu VANILLA CUPCAKES 🧁these from-scratch vanilla cupcakes are super soft and moist, have the perfect vanilla flavor, and are perfect for any celebration with a swirl of vanilla buttercream + pretty rainbow sprinkles! I originally published this recipe in 2018 and it’s become a reader fave ever since 🙌🏼 
�Full recipe (with frosting) is linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/vanilla-cupcake-recipe/ 
 
VANILLA CUPCAKES 
Yield: 32 cupcakes 
 
INGREDIENTS 
2 1/2 cups (265g) sifted cake flour 
2 tsp baking powder 
1/2 tsp baking soda 
1 tsp salt 
3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, room temp 
1 3/4 cup (350g) granulated sugar 
3 large eggs, room temp 
1/2 cup (120g) sour cream, room temp 
1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract 
1 cup (240ml) whole milk, room temp 
 
INSTRUCTIONS 
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (177ºC) and line standard cupcake pan(s) with up to 32 liners. 
2. Add the sifted cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside. 
3. In the bowl of your stand mixer with the paddle attachment (or w/ hand mixer and large bowl), beat the butter on high for 2 minutes, then add the sugar and continue to beat on high until light and fluffy, about 2 min. Turn the mixer to low and add the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add the vanilla and sour cream, then turn the mixer to high speed and mix for 1 min. Scrape down the bowl and paddle as needed. 
4. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients all at once and mix until just combined, then add the milk in a steady stream. Continue mixing for another 20-30 seconds, until just combined. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and gently mix by hand until uniform. 
5. Spoon or pour the batter into the cupcake liners until they’re about ⅔ full, then bake for 14-18 minutes, until they spring back to the touch and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. 
6. Top with your fave frosting (my vanilla buttercream recipe is linked in my bio)! 
 
#vanilla #cupcakes #cupcakesofinstagram #cakedecorating #fromscratch
FUDGY CHOCOLATE NUTELLA CAKE 🍫🌰 this is my a FUDGY CHOCOLATE NUTELLA CAKE 🍫🌰 this is my absolute DREAM cake + if you love chocolate and hazelnut it will be yours toothis cake is pure decadence and perfect for any chocolate hazelnut lover: layers of fudgy chocolate cake with the+ creamiest Nutella ganache and Nutella flavored buttercream. 
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Comment NUTELLA CAKE to get the recipe sent to you 💌 it’s also linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/chocolate-nutella-cake/ 
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#nutellacake #nutella #chocolatecake #cakelover #cakes
FREEZE-DRIED CHERRY BUTTERCREAM 🍒I was so excit FREEZE-DRIED CHERRY BUTTERCREAM 🍒I was so excited to find freeze-dried tart cherries for the very first time at @traderjoes and had to try them in a buttercream recipe! Turns out they are an AMAZING way to flavor a cherry buttercream – you get incredible cherry flavor without adding any liquid, so the consistency of the frosting ends up perfect every time. I found that the KEY to amplifying the cherry flavor here is add a little almond extract ✨ trust! 
 
Full recipe with cake pairing suggestions linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/freeze-dried-cherry-buttercream/ (spoiler alert: it’s incredible on chocolate cupcakes!) 
 
CHERRY BUTTERCREAM 
Yield: 2.5 Cups 
 
INGREDIENTS 
1 Cup (226g) unsalted butter, room temp 
3/4 Cup (34g) freeze-dried cherries 
3 Tbsp (45ml) whole milk, room temp 
1 tsp pure vanilla extract 
1/2 tsp almond extract 
3 Cups (360g) powdered sugar 
pinch of salt, or to taste 
 
INSTRUCTIONS 
1. With a food processor, grind the freeze-dried cherries into a fine powder. You can alternatively place the cherries in a Ziploc bag and crush them into powder with a rolling pin. 
2. Whip the butter using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed until it’s creamy and light in color, about 5 minutes, scraping down the bowl and paddle as needed. Add the cherry powder, milk, vanilla, and almond extract and continue to mix on medium until fully combined. 
3. Add the powdered sugar one cup at a time and mix on low speed, scraping down the bowl and paddle after each addition. Add a pinch of salt and mix on low speed until fully combined and smooth, 1-2 minutes. 
 
#cherrybuttercream #cherries #cakedecorating #frosting #buttercream
CONVERSATION HEART CAKES 💕 these mini heart cak CONVERSATION HEART CAKES 💕 these mini heart cakes turned out so cute + I love that you can write any message you want on top!! Perfect Valentine’s Day party activity and/or dessert. Details (full recipe + tutorial link is in my bio): 
 
👩🏽‍🍳Recipes: my favorite one-bowl chocolate cake + vanilla buttercream. Both are included in the link below, but you can use any cake recipe with the tutorial. 
💗Heart cake pans: I found these 4-inch heart pans on @amazon but also include instructions on how to make heart-shaped cakes starting with round cake layers in case you don’t want to add any more cake pans to your collection 
🎨Buttercream colors: @americolor electric purple, mint green, and deep pink (and super red for the writing on top) 
🥰Piping tip: @wiltoncakes tip 5 
 
Full tutorial (w/ recipes!) is linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/mini-conversation-heart-cakes/ 
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#minicake #heartcake #cakedecorating #chocolatecake #vintagecake

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