Plum Cake: Autumnal Luxury Designed by Chef Maeve

Ready to whip up some WOW with this Plum cake kit that screams autumnal luxury and elegance? We partnered with Chef Maeve who has designed this beautiful, fall inspired cake for you.

It’s dripping in rich, bold colors and intricate sugar floral details. With its painterly, artist-like appearance, this cake is a piece of art.

Watch & Learn from Chef Maeve

Base Cake Size: 8” or 10” (Base of Cake can be Fondant or Buttercream)

What’s in the Cake Kit:

• 4 Anemone 3.5”
• 6 11" Chinese Lantern Spray – Orange
• 3 10" Wild Pansy – Purple
• 3 2.5" Carnation – Antique Yellow
• 2 8" Eucalyptus Spray – Green
• 2 3" Piaget Rose – Ivory
• 1 Tulip Red Luster Dust
• 1 Red Garnet Luster Dust
• Satin Ice Fondant

Tools Needed: Paint Brush, Everclear Alcohol

Estimated Assembly Time: 1 hour

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Flower Prep
Unwrap all the flowers from the packaging and bring them to life by bending the petals outwards. Make them look full and fabulous.



Step 2: Paint the Cake
Mix a little Red Garnet dust with Everclear and use a paintbrush to paint the cake. Work from the bottom to the top of the cake using straight strokes upwards. Finish painting the top of the cake.

Step 3: Arrange the Flowers

Begin with the Chinese Lantern Sprays by placing the first one on the top of the cake to give it height, working down the side of the cake with the remaining sprays. Chef Maeve gives great tips on how to ensure your sprays stay where you want them!

Next up are the Wild Pansies which are placed towards the bottom of the cake and will hang below the stand so make sure your stand is tall and sits above the counter. Then the antique yellow Carnations are placed, one in the middle of the pansies to help them stay in place and the others on the ends. The ivory Piaget roses are then inserted at the top of the cake, to the left of the Chinese Lantern Spray, and nestled in the Wild Pansies between the antique yellow Carnations.



Step 4: Paint the Anemones

Mix Tulip Red dust with Everclear to create a beautiful red paint for the Anemones. This is also a deep red but just a 'tish' (as Chef Maeve says!) different than the Red Garnet on the cake base. Her top tip is 'Do Not try and make the flowers look perfectly painted' - yes, you heard it! 

Let the flowers dry and then insert them into the cake as shown.



This cake is guaranteed to turn heads at any wedding, anniversary, or very special celebration. Be your own cake hero with Cakerate and Chef Maeve.