A romantic, floral cake featuring soft lavender tones, vanilla-lavender sponge, and smooth buttercream — perfect for spring weddings, birthdays, or elegant tea parties.

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🌿 Ingredients

For the Lavender Cake (3 layers):

• 2 1/2 cups (310g) cake flour

• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, softened

• 1 3/4 cups (350g) granulated sugar

• 4 large egg whites

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp culinary lavender extract (or 2 tsp dried culinary lavender, steeped in milk)

• 1 cup (240ml) whole milk, room temp

• Purple gel food coloring (varying shades for ombre effect)

For the Vanilla Buttercream:

• 1 cup (230g) unsalted butter, softened

• 4 cups (480g) powdered sugar, sifted

• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

• 3–4 tbsp heavy cream or milk

• A drop of lavender or purple food coloring (optional)

For Decoration:

• 4–6 lavender or vanilla macarons

• Fresh or dried edible lavender blossoms

• Edible lilac sugar flowers or piped buttercream flowers

• White sugar pearls or edible glitter (optional)

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🧁 Instructions

1. Bake the Cake Layers:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line three 6-inch or 8-inch round cake pans.

• In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (3–5 min).

• Beat in egg whites one at a time. Add vanilla and lavender extract.

• Alternate adding flour mixture and milk, starting and ending with flour.

• Divide batter into 3 bowls. Tint each with increasing amounts of purple to achieve an ombre gradient.

• Pour into pans and bake 22–26 mins. Let cool completely.

2. Make the Buttercream:

• Beat butter until creamy (2–3 mins). Add vanilla.

• Gradually mix in powdered sugar. Add cream until desired consistency.

• Tint a portion of the buttercream light purple for the ombre effect.

3. Assemble the Cake:

• Stack and fill layers with buttercream, placing the darkest cake layer at the bottom and the lightest on top.

• Crumb coat and chill for 15 mins.

• Frost the cake using light to dark purple buttercream from top to bottom for the ombre finish. Smooth with a bench scraper or spatula.

4. Decorate:

• Place macarons on top.

• Arrange lavender blossoms and edible flowers around the top and sides.

• Add sugar pearls, piped dots, or glitter for a magical finish.

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🌸 Serve and Enjoy!

This cake is as stunning as it is delicious — floral, elegant, and perfect for special moments.