Lili's Birthday Series: Ombré Smash Cake

When I saw these sweet mini cakes on Jordan's blog, I knew they would be perfect for Lili's birthday "smash cake." I wanted to make them pink ombré to match the theme. They turned out so well and they look so adorable! I iced one and left the other two plain. Ultimately I think I prefer the look of the non-iced cakes. What do you think?

I baked these minis in three 28oz BPA-free tomato tins. I divided a boxed cake evenly between three bowls and used Wilton gel food colouring in varying amounts to get the ombré effect. then I baked each colour in a separate tin. When the cakes were baked and cooled, I carefully cut them into thirds (they were conveniently three inches high) and mixed and matched the colours. I basically followed Jordan's instructions to a "t" so if you want to know exactly how it's done see here. No sense reinventing the wheel, am I right?

Although I used a box cake for the practice run, I'll be using this recipe from Sweetapolita for her real smash cake. I'm not against cake from a box at all, but I think her first birthday calls for homemade. 

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