So many of you requested the recipe for my Breakfast at Tiffany’s inspired cake so I thought I’d share!
These days, I’ve been spending a lot more time indoors which means that I’ve had to be more creative when it comes to special occasions. I recently celebrated a birthday, which consisted of a full day of self-care, gardening, and of course, cake baking! The act of baking puts a smile on my face and it’s even better knowing that you get to treat yourself afterward! Since I’m a huge fan of Audrey Hepburn, I decided to create a cake inspired by one of my favorite movies…Breakfast at Tiffany’s! Read on for this adorable and delicious Breakfast at Tiffany’s inspired Cake Recipe!
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s Inspired Cake Recipe
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Of course I knew I wanted to add the iconic Tiffany blue color and bow but everything else was done on a whim. What I love about this cake is that it’s perfectly imperfect – I just love the homemade feel! What’s even better is that my little brother decided to join me for this birthday cake baking session. We had so much fun working on this together and created some wonderful memories in the process 🙂
Let’s get baking!
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Inspired Cake Recipe Ingredients
Start with Funfetti cake mix!
Whole Egg Recipe
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup oil
- 3 whole eggs
- Cake mix
Egg White Recipe
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup oil
- 4 egg whites
- Cake mix
Egg-Free Alternatives
Substitute any of these options for eggs in the whole egg recipe –
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup egg substitute (I used Red Mill)
Preparation for Breakfast at Tiffany’s Inspired Cake Recipe
- ) Set oven to 350 degrees F.
- ) Coat 2 9-inch round pans with non-stick cooking spray.
- ) Mix together cake mix (recipe of your choice from above).
- ) Bake at 350 F for 29 to 33 minutes.
- ) Cool completely before removing from pan and frosting.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Inspired Cake Frosting Options
Funfetti Vanilla frosting (dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free)
or
My Secret Homemade Buttercream Recipe (also dairy-free) 😉
- 1 1/2 cups of Crisco shortening
- 2 lbs of powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract (the clear one – imitation is not recommended)
- 1/4 tsp salt
Add ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix until smooth (tip: add powdered sugar one cup at a time).
Frosting Supplies
- Piping tips (Wilton 3, 21 and 104)
- Piping bag
- Coupler
- Spatula or butter knife
- Blue food gel
- Sprinkles
How to Frost Your Breakfast at Tiffany’s Cake
- ) Remove cooled cake from cake pans.
- ) Frost the top of one with a bit of frosting before putting the second cake on top.
- ) Separate remaining frosting into 2 containers – one with 3/4 of the frosting and the other with the remaining 1/4.
- ) Mix together 1 drop of blue food coloring in the larger bowl with 3/4 of the frosting.
- ) Frost entire cake with blue frosting using a spatula or the dull side of a butter knife.
- ) Place sprinkles on a flat surface and push down into them with your finger tips. Transfer to the side of the cake, gently pressing down. Do this around the entire cake.
- ) Place the remaining white frosting into a piping bag with the 21 tip.
- ) Pipe along top and bottom edges.
- ) Change out the 21 tip for the 104 tip and draw a straight line across the top of the cake. Create a bow in the middle.
- ) Replace with the 3 and add polka dots around the top.
The decorating steps (6-10) are completely optional! Have fun with it and feel free to let your creativity shine! I hope you enjoy your beautiful (and delicious) Breakfast at Tiffany’s inspired cake!!
Will you be trying out this Breakfast at Tiffany’s inspired cake recipe?
xo
This is just too cute!
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OMG how cute! Saving this post, can’t wait to try to make it myself! Xx.
OKAY how fun is this! love the inspiration and the cake sounds SO GOOD. thanks for sharing love!
xx rebecca // http://www.rebeccapiersol.me
OMG how cute is this cake!!
Rachel
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Thank you so much Rachel! I had so much fun making it!
What a cute cake!!! It sounds sooooo yummy too!! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
xx Mollie
Ah what a great idea!! I have a birthday coming up so I might just have to try this!
Thank you so much Hillary! Let 2me know if you do!
How cute is this cake and photo shoot! Send me a slice please hehe
Thank you so much Tina! I will for sure! lol
What a pretty cake! Thanks for sharing at #WowOnWednesday.
This is the prettiest cake! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you so much Kathrine!
How sweet, Lizzie! I love that it’s imperfectly perfect (that’s what every homemade cake should be)! The Tiffany blue color was such a fun choice.
Thank you so much Kim! I just love the way that it turned out!
I love seeing recipes on your blog! this looks like so much fun. I’ve actually never baked a cake, but your post makes me really want to try my hand at it. Thank you for the inspiration!
Thank you so much Annie! You should! Baking cakes are so much fun!
Do I spy funfetti cake? That’s one of my favorites! I love that this recipe isn’t chocolate-y. Not that I *hate* chocolate, but it’s not my favorite and I prefer anything fruity or vanilla-y instead. What a cute and creative baking project!
Yes you do! lol Isn’t it just delicious? I’m actually a huge chocolate lover but I do love me some Funfetti! My hubby loves vanilla. We both really like fruity things too. Thank you so much Stephanie!
Aw it looks so cute Lizzie! I love how you decorated it!
Thank you so much Lee!
This is an adorable cake, and this entire shoot is so cute. I’m all for the creativity with this, and I would love to do this myself but there’s no way it would end up this cute!
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is my favorite movie. I even had my wedding shower based on it! I need to make this adorable cake!
It’s such a classic! I love it so much! Awe! So cute!
I loved that movie! This cake looks so yummy and so amazing! I love this photo shoot so much!
Kileen
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It is such a good movie! Thank you so much Kileen!
What a sweet cake…how fun! xoxo, Sarah
Thank you so much Sarah! It was so much fun to make!
Aw it is too cute! You did an amazing job lady! I’m honestly drooling right now haha.
xo Laura Leigh
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Thank you so much Laura! lol! It was sooooo good!
Such a good looking cake. I’d like to get a slice right now 😀 – You look amazing too.
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Hehe! Me too! Might have to bake another 😉
This cake is amazing!! I would really have to change things up to eat it though!
Jennifer
Curated by Jennifer
Isn’t it cute? Of course! I did with without eggs/dairy and it was still really delicious! Even my husband liked it and normally he doesn’t like my special food haha!
I would probably need a keto cake mix because of the sugar but they do make them! Also can’t have crisco so I’d have to use something else. Maybe vegan butter.
Oh yes! That’s awesome! I’m glad that they are making more and more alternatives 🙂 Vegan butter would probably work just fine instead of crisco. I think that traditional butter cream uses butter anyway!
This cake looks absolutely amazing!!! Makes me hungry for some sugar!!
I’ve had such a sweet tooth lately, this looks absolutely yummy!
well this is adorable and looks so good!
Wow that cake is so lovely! How adorable is this, and delicious looking!
THIS CAKE! So so cute! I love it!