Why is that my heart skip beats when I see those pictures of 'naked cakes' on Pinterest? {here}. I know! It is because like seeing a beautiful woman with natural beauty, flawless skin and just a lip gloss of a make up. Don't get me wrong; we women love seeing beautiful women, right? May be we just simply admiring her beauty steeling a glance from a distance. Or maybe because this cake is a 'without trying so hard to look pretty' cake. Therefore this cake reminded me a lot to those women; no make up, no covered icing or fondant showing bare skin with effortless elegance and beauty.
I found that this cake is very easy to do and to decorate. It is a 'Butter Cake Mix' cake. The different is that I put a little bit of rum in it. And ohh....it is so delicious and just melt in your mouth when eating it with the fresh fruits {strawberry, blueberry} and lemony cream cheese frosting.
You do not have to be extra careful to decorate either. Just put any kind of fruits and flowers; guarantee it will look beautiful. On this cake I particularly want to put tiny white flowers with berries on the cake. And I do not know what flower are those. The only thing is that when you want to put cream cheese frosting after you cut the cake in half; you might want to smear a lot more, much more! As you can see on the pictures, mine is not enough and therefore it does not show but a thin white line. You want it to be dripping a little bit on the side to make it even more delicious and inviting. Other than that I am very happy with the look and the taste of this cake.
::Recipe::
Butter Rum Cake With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
~ 1 pkg Butter Cake Mix
~ 1 cup water
~ 1/3 cup melted butter
~ 3 eggs
{mix according the package's instruction}
~ 5 tbsp rum. I suggest put less first since you might not like the taste of a strong rum in the cake. Then you can always adding up if needed.
Mix rum into batter. Pour in baking pans. And bake at 350 deg for about 30 to 39 minutes. (Depending the size of the pan). Let the cakes cool for about 1/2 an hour.
Note: If you are going to make 3 tiered cake then you need two packages of Butter Cake Mix. If it is like mine (these are small by the way) you need little less than one package. I used the whole package and discarded the remain of the batter.
Note: If you are going to make 3 tiered cake then you need two packages of Butter Cake Mix. If it is like mine (these are small by the way) you need little less than one package. I used the whole package and discarded the remain of the batter.
~~~oo00oo~~~
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting.
~ 11 oz. cream cheese, softened
~ 2 cup powdered sugar {I put less sugar since I prefer less sweet of frosting}
~ 1/2 tsp vanilla
~ 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
~ 3 tbsp lemon juice
Using electric mixer; mix all ingredients for about 2 minutes.
Cut both cake in the middle horizontally and spread some of the cream cheese. And sandwich the cakes together. Spread more cream cheese on the very top and decorate with berries and flowers your choice.
Happy Baking!
