Every wanted to make Disney Recipes right in your own kitchen? Want a Disney themed birthday cake? I have you covered! This Recipe for Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Birthday Cake, aka Aurora’s Birthday Cake, is everything you would want and more. Make all your Disney dreams come true and remember:
“It’s simple. All you do is follow the book” – The Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather guide to making the cake from Sleeping Beauty.
Recipe updated January 21, 2022
While Sleeping Beauty is not one of my favorite Disney films, I love cake. As the Sleeping Beauty birthday cake is a hot topic in the film, I think it is fun to try to recreate recipes and this is a great one to try. The scene where the fairy’s make the sleeping beauty birthday cake fun but that cake desperately needed an upgrade! If you have no family member that would love this cake, then it seems like a perfect opportunity for you to make this for friends! This is my version of the cake from sleeping beauty birthday cake. Before we fully dive in, let’s address some hot topics.
Which fairy made the cake in Sleeping Beauty?
Initially Fauna decides to give it a go, but, quickly realizes she cannot make a stiff cake. Enter the other fairies!
What were the three fairies names?
Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. If you are looking for the “evil” fairy and or queen, then that would be Maleficent.
Why do the fairies call Aurora “Rose”?
The princess was named Aurora (by her parents) which translates to “Dawn” in Latin. The name was taken from the Tchaikovsky ballet (this was originally adapted by the tale by Charles Perraut, “The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” composed in 1697). The name “Briar Rose” was from the Brother’s Grimm tale which made its way into the Disney adaptation!
What do you need to make the cake from sleeping beauty?
Making a vanilla cake gluten free is way harder than chocolate cake. I scoured the internet for ideas and I found a few different recipes. I tried one but it was honestly disgusting. I then found this recipe from Jules GF and it turned out well! I think it turns out fluffy and nice! I used her cake recipe but did my own spin on the icing. Let’s get to it.
*I made this as one large 6 inch layer cake. The original recipe stipulates that this is a recipe for an 8inch cake pan.
- 1 ½ cups gluten free flour
- 1 cup minus 1 Tbs. granulated cane sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ⅓ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt (optional)
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup mild flavored vegetable oil of choice – I used canola
- 1 Tbs. white vinegar
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk of choice (dairy or non-dairy; skim or fat-free not recommended)
Frosting:
- 2 sticks butter (softened to room temperature)
- 6 cups icing sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoon blackberry jam
- ¼ cup whole blueberries
- blue food coloring
How to make the cake from Sleeping Beauty
To make the cake:
- Set oven to 350°F.
- In a bowl add the oil, sugar, and eggs. Whisk together until it becomes thick. Add all of the dry ingredients and whisk together. Add your vanilla extract and milk and do one more whisk to fully incorporate everything and bring it into a nice smooth batter.
To make the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a bowl add the oil, sugar, and eggs. Whisk together until it becomes thick. Add all of the dry ingredients and whisk together. Add your vanilla extract and milk and do one more whisk to fully incorporate everything and bring it into a nice smooth batter. If you wanted to do this with a hand mixer, you could, but I think by hand is best. Grease your 6 inch tin and pour the batter into the tin. Place into the oven and bake for 55 minutes – 1 hour. Insert a toothpick to see that it is fully baked. If not, place back in the oven for 5 minutes and check again. You want a fully baked cake!
- Allow it to cool in the cake tin for 5 – 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Once completely cooled, slice the cake so that you will have 3 layers. Then make your frosting.
Making the Blue Frosting
- In the bowl of a stand mixer ( you can also use a hand mixer if you are desperate) with the beater attachment, add the butter. Allow it to beat for 2 minutes just to lighten up the butter. Add the powdered sugar and make sure your mixer is set to a low speed because the powdered sugar will fly everywhere. Once it is added, your frosting needs to mix for 3-5 minutes for it to fully come together. Add the almond extract, blueberries, and jam. Let the frosting really come together. The blueberries will have a bit of chunk to them but they will break down. Add the blue food coloring. Thus your blue frosting is complete!
Putting it all together:
- Put an even layer of frosting on each layer of cake. The way I like to measure this is by using an ice cream scooper. Use an offset spatula to work the frosting all around the cake layer. If you want it to look like the cake from the film then some needs to be kind of hanging off of the side.
- Repeat this step. Add the top layer, cover with frosting and place a pile of blueberries in the middle or cover in candles or however you want to decorate it! You could use a piping bag for your icing if you chose, however, I do not think it is necessary.
Why should you make this cake from Sleeping Beauty?
It is a really easy cake to make! The icing is honestly so delicious that you almost It is a really easy cake to make! The frosting is honestly so delicious that you almost forget about the cake but the whole thing is a cute homage to the film. While this cake looks different from the picture of the cake in the film, it is a modern and upgraded version!
Looking for other cake recipes?
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No Bake Heath Bar Cheesecake
Chocolate Cake
Carrot Cake
Funfetti Cake
Cake from Sleeping Beauty
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups gluten free flour
- 1 cup minus 1 Tbs. granulated cane sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ⅓ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt optional
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup mild flavored vegetable oil of choice – I used canola
- 1 Tbs. white vinegar
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk of choice dairy or non-dairy; skim or fat-free not recommended
Frosting:
- 2 sticks butter softened to room temperature
- 6 cups icing sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoon blackberry jam
- ¼ cup whole blueberries
- blue food coloring
Instructions
To make the cake:
- Set oven to 350°F.
- In a bowl add the oil, sugar, and eggs. Whisk together until it becomes thick. Add all of the dry ingredients and whisk together. Add your vanilla extract and milk and do one more whisk to fully incorporate everything and bring it into a nice smooth batter.
To make the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a bowl add the oil, sugar, and eggs. Whisk together until it becomes thick. Add all of the dry ingredients and whisk together. Add your vanilla extract and milk and do one more whisk to fully incorporate everything and bring it into a nice smooth batter. If you wanted to do this with a hand mixer, you could, but I think by hand is best. Grease your 6 inch tin and pour the batter into the tin. Place into the oven and bake for 55 minutes – 1 hour. Insert a toothpick to see that it is fully baked. If not, place back in the oven for 5 minutes and check again. You want a fully baked cake!
- Allow it to cool in the cake tin for 5 – 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Once completely cooled, slice the cake so that you will have 3 layers. Then make your frosting.
- Making the Blue Frosting
- In the bowl of a stand mixer ( you can also use a hand mixer if you are desperate) with the beater attachment, add the butter. Allow it to beat for 2 minutes just to lighten up the butter. Add the powdered sugar and make sure your mixer is set to a low speed because the powdered sugar will fly everywhere. Once it is added, your frosting needs to mix for 3-5 minutes for it to fully come together. Add the almond extract, blueberries, and jam. Let the frosting really come together. The blueberries will have a bit of chunk to them but they will break down. Add the blue food coloring. Thus your blue frosting is complete!
Putting it all together:
- Put an even layer of frosting on each layer of cake. The way I like to measure this is by using an ice cream scooper. Use an offset spatula to work the frosting all around the cake layer. If you want it to look like the cake from the film then some needs to be kind of hanging off of the side.
- Repeat this step. Add the top layer, cover with frosting and place a pile of blueberries in the middle or cover in candles or however you want to decorate it! You could use a piping bag for your icing if you chose, however, I do not think it is necessary.
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Dianna Wilson says
lookin’ good – not quite as blue, thankfully.