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HOW TO MAKE A BEEHIVE CAKE

This cake is a tribute to both the elegance and ingenuity of honeybees. Under the hovering marzipan bees are layers of banana cake, pecans and honey-scented buttercream.

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  • Beehive Cake How-To
  • To bake the cake:
  • To make the buttercream:
  • Prepare the cake:
  • Create a crumb coating:
  • Frost the cake:
  • To create the marzipan bees:
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