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For the frosting:In a small bowl, beat the cream until thick and fluffy.
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Add the cream cheese or coconut butter, vanilla and honey and beat until smooth.
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To create the ombre white to dark pink look, scoop out a generous 1/3 portion of the frosting and place in another mixing bowl.
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Beat in 2 tablespoons of flour to this to create a nice white frosting for piping.
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Assembling Cake:.
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Put the first cake onto your serving platter.
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Slather some frosting on top of the cake for the inner filling, about 1/4 cup.
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Place the second cake on top.
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Fill a pastry bag with the white frosting with a large star tip (or anything that you like the look of).
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Start piping a row of roses on the upper 1/3 part of the cake.
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Pipe roses by creating a continuous circle of frosting until your desired size.
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Work upwards to cover the top portion of the cake in white roses.
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Next, blend the strawberries in a food processor until they are a fine powder.
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Add 4 tablespoons of the powder to the remaining frosting (or however much powder to reach desired hue).
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This part will be the light pink color.
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Pipe another row of roses on the cake right below the layer of white roses, leaving enough space for the last, darker pink row.
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Add the rest of the powdered strawberries to the remaining frosting and beat in until smooth.
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If the color is not as dark as youd like, you can add a few drops of strawberry juice or natural food dye.
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We ended up using 2 drops of the natural food dye.
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Pipe the last row and marvel at your beautiful healthy cake!
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Note: We have been loving the ombre look lately and wanted to create this for our little girls birthday.
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The strawberries do not create a very strong flavor and act as more of a powdered sugar substitute while giving color.
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You can substitute with powdered xylitol if you do not want the pink color or fear your baby may be allergic to strawberries.
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If you dont want to use xylitol, you may add 6 tablespoons of a flour of choice (not wheat, so it doesnt change the color) and liquid stevia to taste.
