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Sprinkle New Years Eve Cake

December 30, 2014 by Carrie Sellman

Sprinkle New Years Eve Cake – how to make a sparkly NYE cake using a free stencil template and sprinkles. Updated with a 2019 template!

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Hello friends!  I hope you’re enjoying the holiday season so far and that your Christmas was a merry one!  I’m popping in for one last cake tutorial for the year, just in time for your New Years Eve celebration.  I know, I know!  Talk about last minute planning!  But surely I’m not the only one who looks up and realizes that NYE is a day away.  Anyone with me?

Today’s super simple cake project will help you ring in the new year with a touch of glitz and glam.  It starts with any cake you’d like, easy enough right? Choose from any of our cake recipes or use one of your go-to recipes – just be sure to select a white frosting that sets up totally firm when chilled, like a Swiss Meringue Buttercream. I went for a classic vanilla cake but think this would be amazing with a champagne cake flavor!

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

We move on to a 2015 2019 stencil that you can make in about 10 minutes, using this free downloadable template and a craft knife.  Then comes the sprinkles, lots of shimmering sprinkles in shades of gold and silver.  With the help of a little trick I used to keep the sprinkles in place, we’re able to create the year in a stylized font without losing the details when we remove the stencil.  You’ll see how in the step-by-step instructions below.  It’s sparkly and perfectly fun for toasting at midnight!

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

 

SPRINKLE NEW YEARS EVE CAKE
a cake tutorial by Carrie Sellman

Supplies:
8″ Round Cake, frosted with a Swiss Meringue Buttercream
2019 Template (free download here)
Parchment Paper
Craft Knife
Old Magazine or Cutting Board
Scissors
Fine Gold Sanding Sugar
Gold Pearilized Sugar
Silver Pearlized Sugar
Pastry Brush
Corn Syrup
Toothpick or Tapered Off-set Spatula

 

Stack and fill your cake of choice.  Crumb coat the outside.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Frost the cake with a Swiss Meringue Buttercream or other butter-based icing that is solid when cold.  Refrigerate until icing is completely firm.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Print out our free 2019 template HERE.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Cut a piece of parchment paper that almost covers the template.  Tape it down on all four sides to hold it in place.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Place template onto a cutting board or an old magazine.  Carefully cut along the outside of each black number with your craft knife, to create your stencil.  Be careful not to tear the parchment or cut yourself!!  Save the half-circle of parchment paper that comes out of the zero.  We will use this later.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Using scissors, cut along the circle.  Your stencil is now complete and perfectly sized for an 8″ round cake.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Place template on top of cold cake.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Gently smooth it into place, lightly applying pressure so that it lays flat on the cake.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Make sure you add in the half-circle for the zero.  Center it vertically in the right half of the number.  Look back at the template if you need help determining where this piece should be placed.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Using a pastry brush, lightly coat the numbers with a thin layer of corn syrup.  I brushed right over the numbers so that the exposed icing underneath had a thin layer of corn syrup as did the stencil itself.  I went about an inch out from the edge of the numbers.  This will help keep our sprinkles in place!

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Coat numbers in a layer of the fine sanding sugar in gold.  Lightly press down to make sure the sprinkles adhere to the corn syrup.  Refrigerate for 20 minutes with the stencil still in place.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Find the edge of your stencil and gently pull upward.  Find the edge on the opposing side as well.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Holding on to both sides at once, pull stencil up and away in one swift motion, trying to keep excess sprinkles on the stencil as you remove.  The corn syrup will help with this immensely, but inevitably, some stray sprinkles will fall.  Do not stress!  They are fairly easy to clean up when the icing is cold.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Using the edge of a offset spatula or a toothpick, clean up any stray sprinkles that bother you.  I had some around the edge of my zero but I gently slid them back into place.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

Sprinkle the outside edge with a mixture of gold pearlized sugar, silver pearlized sugar and the fine gold sugar used in the stencil.  Refrigerate until ready to serve.

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com

If you make this Sprinkle New Years Eve Cake, I’d love to see it. Tag @thecakeblog on Instagram or use #thecakeblog. Or if you’re more of a Pinterest person, upload your photo onto our pin. Cheers! Happy New Year everyone!

New Years Eve Sprinkle Cake - free template UPDATED for 2019! | by Carrie Sellman for TheCakeBlog.com


MORE NEW YEARS EVE DESSERTS:
Champagne Mimosa Cake
Raspberry Champagne Cake
Gold Sequin Cake
Champagne and Raspberry Cupcakes
Cranberry Orange Cake

December 30, 2014 by Carrie Sellman

Carrie Sellman , Founder & Editor

Carrie Sellman is the Founder & Editor of The Cake Blog. Her work has been published in BRIDES Magazine, Country Living Magazine and featured online at People, Today, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Redbook, Real Simple, TLC, The Cooking Channel and more.

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Comments

  1. Furrfish says

    December 30, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    Simple and elegant!

  2. Rosemary @anitalianinmykitchen says

    December 31, 2014 at 2:32 am

    Absolutely beautiful, I love it. Happy New Year.

  3. Joanne says

    December 31, 2014 at 8:42 am

    So festive and absolutely beautiful!!

  4. Carlee says

    November 26, 2017 at 9:22 pm

    Do you have an update for 2018

    • Carrie Sellman says

      December 18, 2017 at 10:17 am

      Thanks for asking Carlee! I just updated the post with a 2018 template. Enjoy!

  5. SarahNC says

    December 17, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    Would you be able to add a template for 2018? I’ve been making this cake the last 2 years on New Years and I just love the new tradition!!

    • Carrie Sellman says

      December 18, 2017 at 10:18 am

      That’s so great to hear Sarah! I just updated the post with a 2018 template – let the tradition continue! Happy Holidays!

  6. Margarete Silva says

    December 31, 2017 at 11:30 am

    Did the 2018 cake, thanks a million for the template, shame I can’t post a photo here!

    • Carrie Sellman says

      December 5, 2018 at 11:44 am

      So happy to hear that Margarete! I’d love to see your cake! Just tag @thecakeblog on Instagram or use #thecakeblog. Or if you’re more of a Pinterest person, upload your photo onto our pin.

  7. Sarah says

    December 31, 2018 at 12:53 pm

    I’ve been using your template to make my ‘now’ annual New Year’s Eve came since you original 2015 blog post! I just finished my 2019 cake for this evening’s festivities. Posting a pic on your Pinterest post.

  8. Erin says

    December 24, 2019 at 5:53 am

    Hope you’ll update this for 2020! This cake is always a hit, thanks!

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