For Sunday hospitality, I baked this deliciously moist cake using a Sweet Dreams mix. After baking, filling, and crumb coating the layers, I made ruffles up the side of the cake with tip 104 and a back and forth motion. Using the same tip and a similar motion, I made overlapping circles of ruffles on the top, working slowly inward to the center.

I found the technique fairly forgiving for my first try, but I'm sure another attempt would yield much cleaner results. After getting the idea from a similar cake in a Joanne's flyer, I'm glad I decided to try it! In the end, the cake was a hit and everyone LOVED both the new box mix I tried and the aesthetics (which looked more difficult than they were).