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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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Here are my favorite baking hacks for bringing ing Here are my favorite baking hacks for bringing ingredients to room temperature QUICK! Now you don’t have to panic if you didn’t plan to leave your ingredients out for 1-2 hours before you start that recipe 😘  
 
#bakinghacks #baking #lifehacks #bakersofinstagram #bakingtipsbakingtips
HOT COCOA CAKE 🤎 turns out that making homemade HOT COCOA CAKE 🤎 turns out that making homemade marshmallow creme filling is SO MUCH BETTER than the store bought stuff and the perfect addition to this hot cocoa flavored cake. There’s hot cocoa mix in the cake layers + buttercream for that nostalgic mug of cocoa flavor profile, and paired with the marshmallow filling this cake is totally irresistable. 
 
The full recipe + decorating tutorial is linked in my bio and at https://sugarandsparrow.com/hot-cocoa-cake-recipe/ 
 
#hotcocoa #chocolatecake #marshmallow #cakedecorating #bakedfromscratch
This is my FAVORITE way to make strawberry butterc This is my FAVORITE way to make strawberry buttercream, especially when fresh strawberries aren’t in season 🍓 by using freeze-dried strawberries, you get amazing fresh strawberry flavor without adding any liquid, so the consistency of the frosting ends up perfect every time. Ideal for cake decorating (at the end you’ll see it on my strawberry sheet cake), piping onto cupcakes, filling macarons, and more! 
 
Get the full recipe + all my favorite cake flavors to pair it with at https://sugarandsparrow.com/strawberry-buttercream-recipe/ 
 
FREEZE-DRIED STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM 
Yield: 2.5 Cups 
 
INGREDIENTS 
1 Cup (23g) freeze dried strawberries 
1 Cup (226g) unsalted butter, room temperature 
1 tsp pure vanilla extract 
3 Tbsp (45ml) whole milk, room temperature 
3 Cups (360g) powdered sugar 
1/8 tsp salt, or to taste 
 
INSTRUCTIONS 
1. With a food processor, grind the freeze-dried strawberries into a fine powder and set aside. 
2. Whip the butter using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment (or hand mixer) on medium speed until it’s creamy and light in color, about 5 minutes. Add the strawberry powder, vanilla, and milk. Continue to mix on medium speed for 1 minute, scraping down the bowl and paddle afterwards. 
3. Add the powdered sugar a cup at a time and mix on low speed until fully incorporated, scraping down the bowl and paddle after each addition. Add the salt and continue mixing on low speed until the buttercream is fully combined and silky smooth. 
 
#strawberrycake #strawberrybuttercream #cakedecorating #buttercream #frosting
SMALL BATCH FUNFETTI CAKE 🥳 this is my favorite SMALL BATCH FUNFETTI CAKE 🥳 this is my favorite funfetti cake recipe, scaled down to be the perfect size for 2-4 people! You can bake it as a mini 4-inch layer cake or a single layer 6-inch cake. I originally posted this recipe in 2024, but recently revised it to be even softer, with the perfect amount of sprinkles that stay suspended in the baking process. 
 
Get the full recipe (with funfetti frosting!) at https://sugarandsparrow.com/small-batch-funfetti-cake/ AND find a whole collection of small batch cake recipes on my site. 
 
INGREDIENTS: 
3/4 Cup + 2 Tbsp (93g) sifted cake flour* DIY recipe in notes 
1 tsp baking powder 
1/4 tsp salt 
1/4 Cup (57g) unsalted butter, room temperature 
3/4 Cup (150g) granulated sugar 
1 large egg, room temperature 
2 Tbsp (30g) sour cream, room temperature 
1 tsp pure vanilla extract 
1/3 Cup (80ml) whole milk, room temperature 
2 Tbsp rainbow sprinkles, coated in 1/4 tsp flour 
 
INSTRUCTIONS 
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF, grease and line three 4-inch or one 6-inch cake pan. 
2. In the bowl of your stand mixer (a handheld mixer works fine too!), cream together the butter and sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Turn the mixer to low and add the egg, mixing until just combined and scraping down the bowl and paddle as needed. Add the vanilla and sour cream, turn the mixer to high, and beat for one full minute. 
3. Turn the mixer to low speed and add the dry ingredients all at once. Mix until just starting to combine, then slowly pour in the milk. Continue to mix on low speed until combined, about 30 seconds. 
4. Gently fold in the flour-coated rainbow sprinkles, then pour the batter evenly between the prepared cake 4-inch pans (or all into one 6-inch cake pan). If using 4-inch cake pans, bake for 18-22 minutes. If using a 6-inch cake pan bake for 24-28 minutes. 
 
#smallbatch #funfetti #funfetticake #cakes #minicake
SPICED VANILLA CHAI CAKE 🫖 this is one of my co SPICED VANILLA CHAI CAKE 🫖 this is one of my coziest winter cake recipes! The key to the perfect chai cake flavor is 1) steeping chai tea in the milk portion of the recipe and 2) making a homemade chai spice mix with all the best warming spices. Both of these elements get added to the cake AND the buttercream for amazing chai flavor throughout! Add some Biscoff cookie crumbs and it’s a crowd favorite every time. 
 
Recipe and cake decorating tutorial is linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/vanilla-chai-cake-recipe/ 
 
#chaicake #teacake #chai #cakedecorating #homebaked

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