Description
The Garden Flower Cake is a charming and whimsical dessert perfect for Mother’s Day, featuring a chocolate loaf cake decorated to resemble a blooming garden. Frosted generously with chocolate frosting, topped with crushed chocolate cookie crumbs as soil, and adorned with edible flowers and chocolate wafers creating a garden bed, this cake combines delightful aesthetics with rich chocolate flavor. An optional wooden scoop decoration adds a playful garden tool touch, making it a wonderful centerpiece and enjoyable baking project for families.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake and Frosting
- 1 store-bought chocolate loaf cake (or homemade using your favorite cake recipe or cake mix)
- 1 cup chocolate frosting (store-bought or homemade)
Decorations
- Edible flowers (such as pansies, violets, or marigolds) – approximately 10-15 flowers
- Chocolate wafers (for the garden bed) – enough to line the sides of the cake (about 15-20 wafers)
- Chocolate wafers or Oreo cookies – 6-8 cookies, to be crushed into crumbs
- Optional: small wooden scoop or decorative garden tool, cleaned and washed
Instructions
- Frost the Cake: Evenly spread the chocolate frosting over the top and sides of the chocolate loaf cake using a spatula. This layer represents the ‘mud’ in your garden and will help the decorations stick.
- Add the ‘Soil’: Prepare chocolate cookie crumbs by twisting Oreo cookies to remove the white filling, placing the wafers inside a plastic zipper bag, and crushing them with a rolling pin until fine crumbs form. Sprinkle these crumbs generously over the frosted cake surface to create a realistic ‘soil’ effect, ensuring full coverage.
- Decorate with Edible Flowers: Gently arrange the edible flowers on top of the ‘soil,’ pressing them lightly so they stand firmly and mimic a blooming garden bed. Distribute the flowers evenly or cluster them artistically for a natural look.
- Create the Garden Bed: Form a garden bed by standing chocolate wafers vertically around the perimeter of the cake, pressing them lightly into the frosting to secure them. This framing gives the impression of garden edging.
- Add the Finishing Touch: Optionally, place a small wooden scoop or decorative garden tool on top of the cake to enhance the gardening theme and add a whimsical detail.
- Enjoy the Presentation: Place the finished Garden Flower Cake on a serving plate. For extra flair, surround the plate with additional fresh edible flowers to create a stunning centerpiece, perfect for a Mother’s Day celebration.
Notes
- This cake is an excellent fun and creative baking project, especially for kids to engage with decorating and gardening themes.
- Ensure edible flowers are sourced from trusted suppliers and are safe for consumption.
- Chocolate wafers can be substituted with any rectangular chocolate biscuit for the garden edging if preferred.
- Homemade chocolate frosting can be made with butter, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and a splash of milk for a fresh taste.
- Adjust the number of edible flowers and chocolate wafers depending on cake size and personal preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8 of cake)
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
