It’s my dad’s birthday and of course he gets a birthday cake. I love the pairing of chocolate and green tea. The flavors and colors seem mature, perfect for adults, although I bet kids would love it too. I used the 1942 Devil’s Food Cake Layers recipe from Nick Malgieri’s Perfect Cakes, but you can use any recipe that will give you two 9″ round layers. The Matcha Green Tea Frosting is the same one I used for the green tea cupcakes.
I put one layer down and frosted it, while cutting the other layer with circle cutters (4.5″ and 3.25″). Ideally, the middle layer would be 6″ or 7″ but I didn’t have that size. One advantage to making cake this way is that you get to eat the scraps while you’re working hard.
After it’s all frosted, I used some chocolate sprinkles to decorate the bottom layer, and piped around bottom edges. My dad’s name is Robert, in case you’re wondering about the “R”.
happy birthday to your father! the matcha green tea frosting looks very cool 🙂
i wish i could’ve had your cake scraps–devil’s food rocks. the frosting continues to be beautiful and delicious-sounding. great cake!
Hmm–green tea & chocolate. I’ve never tried that combo, but it sounds good!
That is so interesting, I’ve never tried chocolate and green tea together. I’ll have to give that a try some time. I can’t stop looking at your cake, the frosting is soo creamy and smooth!