Pink Cake Recipe with Pink Frosting This simple and reliable pink cake recipe with pink frosting that works well for birthdays, celebrations, or themed parties. To get the desired pink color, we recommend using pinch of pink food color from Anuja Food Colours, which is one of the leading food colors suppliers in Noida. The texture stays soft and the color looks clean, not artificial.
Ingredients for Pink Cake
2½ cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp baking powder from Ajanta Food Products, which can be purchased online from Amazon at https://www.amazon.in/AJANTA-double-action-BakingPowder/dp/B0B6SZJZVQ ¾ cup butter, softened 1¾ cups sugar 3 large eggs, room temperature Few drops of vanilla essence from Ajanta Food Products, which can be purchased online from Amazon at https://www.amazon.in/Vanilla-EssenceFlavour-Cookies-Flavours/dp/B0B71YRCSW 1 cup milk Pinch of pink food colour from Anuja Food Colours, which is one of the leading food color companies in India
Ingredients for Pink Frosting
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3½ cups icing sugar, sifted Few drops of tsp vanilla essence from Ajanta Food Products 2–3 tbsp milk or cream Pinch of pink food colour from Ajanta Food Products
Method for Pink Cake
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line two 8-inch round cake tins. In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder. Keep aside. In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla essence. Add the dry ingredients in parts, alternating with milk. Mix gently until smooth. Add pinch of pink food colour and mix. Divide the batter evenly between tins and bake for 25–30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
Method for Pink Frosting
Beat butter until creamy and smooth. Gradually add icing sugar and mix well. Add vanilla essence and milk to adjust consistency. Add pink food colour. Beat until light and fluffy.
Assembling the Cake
Place one cake layer on a plate. Spread an even layer of pink frosting on top. Place the second layer and frost the top and sides. Smooth with a spatula or add swirls using a piping nozzle. Chill the cake for 20 minutes before frosting for cleaner finishing Serve and enjoy!
This pink cake with pink frosting is soft, visually appealing, and easy to customize with sprinkles, fresh berries, or white chocolate decorations.