Ribbon Cake Recipes

RAINBOW RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• Colored decorating icing: yellow, orange, red, purple, green blue (recommended: Cake Mate).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together cake mix, water, oil, egg whites, and vanilla on low speed using an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl using spatula and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Divide batter into the prepared pans evenly and bake in the oven for 32 to 36 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Use oven mitts to remove pans from oven and let cool for 10 to 15 minutes before turning over onto wire racks to cool completely. Trim off the tops of the cakes, to make a smooth surface.
• Place 1 tablespoon of each flavor of gelatin in separate small bowls. Stir 1/3 cup boiling water into each and stir until dissolved. On the trimmed sides of the cakes, splash the different gelatin all over the cakes. Cover cakes, separately, with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
• Remove cakes from refrigerator. Unwrap the cakes and place 1 cake on a plate or stand and spread white icing evenly on top. Place the second cake on top and finish icing cake, top and sides with the white icing. Randomly place big dollops of the colored decorating icing all over the iced cake. Using a small spatula, swirl the dollops together to create a tie-dye/rainbow effect on the cake.

BLUE-RIBBON BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-70 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges and center tube of pan. Invert cake onto a wire rack over waxed paper. , For sauce, combine the sugar, butter and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat just until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in extracts., Poke holes in the top of the warm cake; spoon 1/4 cup sauce over cake. Let stand until sauce is absorbed. Repeat twice. Poke holes into sides of cake; brush remaining sauce over sides. Cool completely.

PASTEL RIBBON CAKE (SWIRLED PASTEL CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter and line a 9 x 13 inch pan with parchment paper. (If you prefer making a round cake, you can butter and line 2 x 8 inch pans OR 2 x 9 inch pans).
• Make the cake batter according to this recipe.
• Divide the cake batter into 3 bowls. This is roughly about 400 g (14.1 oz) of batter per portion.
• Add a drop or two of food coloring into each portion (yellow, pink and green). Mix the batter to create the pastel colored cake batters.
• Dollop the batter into the prepared cake pan, while alternating colors. If you are using round cake pans, remember to divide the cake batter evenly between the pans - about 608 g (21.4 oz) batter per pan.
• Swirl the colors in the pan, and make the surface smooth. Knock the pan on the counter/work surface 2 - 3 times to remove any air, and to even out the cake batter in the pan.
• Bake the 9 x 13 inch pan in the preheated oven for 30 - 35 minutes (mine takes about 32 minutes). (See Recipe Notes for bake times for 8 inch or 9 inch pans).
• Once the cake is baked, remove from the oven and let it cool down slightly. Turn the cake out onto a cooling rack, and let it cool down completely. The cake is now ready to be iced.
• Make the vanilla buttercream frosting according to the recipe instructions here.
• Evenly spread a layer of vanilla buttercream on top of the cake. Trim the edges to get clean straight lines.
• Pipe a simple border with a small closed star tip. Sprinkle funfetti (optional) on the surface of the cake. The middle of the cake can be used to pipe a message OR can be kept clean.
• Divide the buttercream frosting into 3 portions. One portion should be less than the other two. Color the smaller portion with green food coloring. Color the other two with pink and yellow.
• Apple a crumb coating to the top of the cake. Trim the edges of the cake, and crumb coat the sides as well.
• Put each of the buttercream frosting into piping bags and cut openings. Use another piping bag to attach the piping tips (so that it'll be easier to change between the colors for each tip).
• With a round tip, pipe two thin lines of the pink and yellow frostings along the side of the cake. Using an offset spatula smoothen the sides to create an ombre look.
• Pipe some of the frosting on the top of the cake as well, creating random patterns. Using an offset spatula, spread the buttercream to create a swirled pattern, and to make it smooth.
• Pipe a border along the cake with the rest of the pink and yellow buttercream.
• Using the green buttercream frosting and tip #234, create grass patches on the surface of the cake. Using tip #18, create drop flowers with pink and yellow buttercream (optional). Decorate with Easter eggs and Easter bunny chocolates.
• Place the cake on a cake serving platter and surround it with edible grass and more Easter eggs (optional).

RIBBONED FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• Prepare cake according to directions on package. Pour into Bundt pan.
• In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese, butter (or margarine) and cornstarch until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla until smooth.
• Pour cream cheese mixture evenly over cake batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Glaze with Chocolate Glaze, or as desired.

RASPBERRY RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat 2 cups cream over medium heat until bubbles form around side of saucepan. Pour over chocolate, whisking until melted; whisk in remaining cream. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. For filling, using a fine sieve, press raspberries into a large bowl. Discard seeds. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. , Let egg yolks and egg whites stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sift flour and salt; set aside. For each cake, in a large bowl, beat 6 egg yolks until slightly thickened. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until thick and lemon-colored. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add 1/2 cup of the flour mixture; mix well. , In another bowl, beat 3 egg whites and 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Fold a fourth of egg whites into the batter, then fold in remaining whites. Gently spoon into parchment-lined 15x10x1-in baking pan; spread evenly. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool on a wire rack. Repeat for second cake., In a large bowl, beat 3 cups chilled white chocolate mixture until stiff peaks form; refrigerate. In a bowl, refrigerate the remaining white chocolate mixture. In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 5 minutes. Dissolve gelatin over medium-low heat, stirring frequently. Stir gelatin into strained raspberries. Place bowl into a large bowl filled with ice water. Let cool until mixture is syrupy, stirring occasionally. Remove from water bath. Stir a fourth of reserved 3 cups whipped chocolate mixture into raspberry mixture; fold in remaining three-fourths of whipped chocolate mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until set. , Invert cooled cakes onto wire racks. Trim edges; cut each lengthwise into thirds. Spread one strip with a heaping cup of raspberry mixture to within 1 in. of short sides and 1/2 in. of long sides. Starting at the short end, roll up. Stand on end in center of serving plate. Spread remaining raspberry mixture over remaining strips. Working with one strip at a time, and starting at the edge of the last strip, coil around center roll. Cover and refrigerate., Beat reserved white chocolate until stiff peaks form. Spread over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Garnish with raspberries and mint., ,

FUDGE RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350F. Spray 10-inch fluted tube pan with flour no-stick cooking spray.
• PREPARE cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• BEAT cream cheese, butter and cornstarch in medium bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla until smooth. Pour evenly over cake batter.
• BAKE 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool. Drizzle with Chocolate Glaze or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• CHOCOLATE GLAZE
• COMBINE chocolate and butter in 1-quart glass measure. Microwave on HIGH (100% power) 30 to 40 seconds or until melted. Stir in powdered sugar, water and vanilla until smooth and well blended. (Makes about 1/3 cup).
• VARIATIONS
• FUDGE RIBBON SHEET CAKE: SPRAY 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan with flour no-stick cooking spray. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan. Prepare cream cheese topping as above; spoon evenly over batter. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool. Frost with 1 (16 oz.) can Pillsbury Chocolate Frosting.
• FUDGE RIBBON CUPCAKES: LINE 36 muffin cups with paper liners. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Fill muffin cups half full of batter. Prepare cream cheese topping as above; spoon about 2 tablespoonfuls into each cup. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool. Frost with 1 (16 oz.) can Pillsbury Chocolate Frosting. Garnish as desired.

LAYERED RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Pour half into separate bowl; stir in dry cherry gelatin mix until blended. Stir 3 Tbsp. dry orange gelatin mix into remaining batter. Pour batters into separate parchment-lined greased and floured 9-inch round pans.
• Bake 28 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 15 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
• Meanwhile, drain oranges, reserving 1/2 cup liquid. Pour reserved liquid into small saucepan; bring to boil. Remove from heat. Add remaining dry orange gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Cool.
• Beat cream cheese, dry pudding mix, oranges, milk and dissolved orange gelatin with mixer until blended. Refrigerate 2 hours or until thickened. Meanwhile, make chocolate curls from white chocolate. (See tip.)
• Spoon frosting into medium bowl. Add COOL WHIP; whisk until blended. Carefully cut cake layers horizontally in half; stack alternately on plate, filling layers with orange filling. Frost side and top of cake with COOL WHIP mixture. Garnish with chocolate curls and jelly beans.

RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• Mix the ingredients together. Take out one half of mixture for the dark part. Add molasses, raisins, nutmeats, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and vanilla.
• Drop by Tbsp, into pan, alternating dark and light into 8x8-inch pan. Bake 350F for approximately 1 hour.

KENTUCKY BLUE RIBBON ALL-BUTTER POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a tube pan with some butter and dust lightly with flour.
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk. Mix in vanilla extract. Pour batter into the prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED BLUE RIBBON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Allow butter and eggs to come to room temperature.
• Grease and flour a tube (I recommend this one.)or bundt pan. The cake is too large for a regular bundt pan. You need a 10-15 cup bundt pan like this which is larger than a standard bundt. If you don't have a tube pan or large bundt pan, you can make cupcakes with the extra batter. Don't fill the pan closer than 2 inches from the top or it may overflow. You can grease and flour, use non-stick spray, or I absolutely love this cake release product from Wilton! You may need to line the sides of the tube pan with waxed paper so that is above the top of the pan 2 to 3 inches as shown in the photo. This is a very tall cake.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream 2 cups butter until soft and there are no lumps.
• Add 3 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar and cream until light and fluffy.
• Add one at a time, beating until just mixed in before adding the next egg.
• Lower speed on mixer to low and slowly add 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour.
• Add vanilla and mix in completely.
• Spoon batter into prepared tube or bundt pan. (If using a bundt pan, make sure it's large enough for batter to double in size.)
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• *PLEASE NOTE - COOKING TIMES VARY DEPENDING ON IF YOUR OVEN IS CALIBRATED AND IF YOU USE A LIGHT OR DARK PAN. TEST THE CAKE BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED TIME. IF THE CAKE IS TOO DRY, YOU BAKED IT TOO LONG.
• Test for doneness with a wooden pick. Insert pick in the center of the cake, if pick comes out clean or with dry crumbs, it is done.
• Remove cake and allow to cool on a wire rack 30 minutes before inverting onto a serving platter.
• The recipe is correct as written. There are no baking soda or baking powder in it.