Baseball Cake

Many times, it is difficult to plan a party, which does not get boring and monotonous. There are different themes, which can make a party stand out from the other. There can be Hawaiian theme party, fancy dress party, sports theme party, black and white theme party, beach theme party, etc. Out of all these themes the sports theme party idea is fast catching up. Even in the sports theme, you can opt for different games themes. There can be baseball theme party, soccer theme party, ice hockey theme party, golf theme party, etc. If you choose a baseball theme party, you can choose to have a baseball cake. There are a number of baseball-themed designs, which you can choose from.

Baseball Cake Ideas

One of the oldest, yet very attractive idea is to make a cake shaped like a baseball. The cake is filled from within and decorated to give it the exact look of a baseball. If you find it difficult to make a cake, which is shaped like a baseball, you can make dome-shaped cake and give it, the look of half a baseball. Both these cakes will come in white color. Hence, you will have to make white colored and flavored icing. There can be red lines as there are on the baseball running across the ball.

Baseball ground is another wonderful option, which you may want to try. There are different colors, which you can use to make this cake. If there are a number of guests invited, then this is a better option, as the field can be made in square shape and the size can be as big as you want it to be. The color in between the field will be brown in color. Along the fence will be green color and between the fence and the ground, you can have white icing.

Baseball cap is another wonderful idea, which you may want to try. You can make a chocolate cake and place the vanilla cake cap on the chocolate cake. On the sides, you can decorate it with small baseballs. If you have a sufficient amount of time and patience, you can depict a baseball game in action on the cake. This was an idea, used by one of my friends to celebrate her husband's graduation.

Recipe

Recipes will differ depending upon the theme you will use to make the cake. Find a simple recipe, which is easy to make, below.

Ingredients

• Sifted Flour 4 ¼ cups
• Baking Powder 1 ½ tablespoons
• Salt 1 teaspoon
• Unsalted Butter 3 sticks
• Sugar 3 cups
• Eggs 6
• Vanilla Extract 4 ½ teaspoons
• Milk 2 cups
• Butter 3 sticks
• Confectioner's Sugar (sifted) 6 cups
• Red Decorating Icing 1 tube
• Plastic Icing Tips (for decoration) 1 package

Method

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. While the oven is heating, butter and flour the round cake pan.
• Sift flour, baking powder and ¾ teaspoon salt together and keep them aside.
• In a large bowl beat unsalted butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Continue to beat the mixture, till the mixture becomes light and fluffy.
• Once the mixture is fluffy, add 3 eggs, but one egg at a time and continue to beat, so that the mixture is light and fluffy.
• After the eggs add 2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract.
• Then add half of the flour mixture to the eggs mixture and mix at low-speed, till all the ingredients are well blended.
• Now add 1 ½ cups milk, and mix till well blended.
• Pour the mixture in the baking pan and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes in the middle rack of the oven. To know whether the cake is ready insert a toothpick at the center of the cake. If the toothpick comes out clean, understand, that the cake is ready. In the same way, ready the other part of the cake as well.
• Till the cake is baking, let's make the frosting. Beat the 3 sticks of butter with an electric mixer, till it becomes soft.
• Now add the remaining two teaspoons of vanilla extract and ¼ teaspoon salt to it.
• Now gradually, add the confectioner's sugar, one cup at a time.
• Then add 8 tablespoons of milk and beat until light and fluffy.
• If you find that the frosting is very thick, add some more milk to the frosting, so that it becomes spreadable.
• Place one layer of cake upside down and spread generous amounts of frosting on it.
• Now place the second layer on the frosting and frost the top and sides of the cake with a straight edge spatula, to give a smooth finish.
• Now use the red decorating icing, straight writing icing tip and draw a red semicircle at the top and bottom of the cake.

If you do make baseball cakes, I am sure it will be a hit at any party. You will have the guests asking for more. You can be innovative with the frosting and make a different frosting, each time.