A Smash Cake for Addycakes

As is tradition, my niece needed a cake to smash and dig into for her first birthday. I tried my hand at an ombré petal cake. I used the old go to recipe of the Smitten Kitchen's yellow cake, a classic vanilla butter cream, Wilton's pink coloring, and glanced at a few tutorials for the petal method (there are some long and really annoying ones out there, but this is a nice and abbreviated version). I have sinned and forgot to capture the inside ombréness with my camera, but just imagine layers of escalating pink colors. Addy tore it apart like a pro, I wish she would turn one every weekend.