# Ingredient List:
→ Cake
01 - 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
03 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
04 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
05 - 2 cups granulated sugar
06 - 4 large eggs
07 - 1 cup whole milk
08 - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
→ Buttercream Frosting
09 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
10 - 4 cups powdered sugar
11 - 2–3 tablespoons milk
12 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
13 - Pinch of salt
→ Decoration
14 - 2 pounds white fondant
15 - Food coloring gel (blue, red, green, or team colors of choice)
16 - Edible black food marker or black fondant
17 - Cornstarch (for rolling fondant)
# Recipe Steps:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9x13-inch cake pan with parchment paper.
02 - Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate mixing bowl.
03 - Using an electric mixer, beat butter with granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
04 - Mix in vanilla extract. Alternate between adding flour mixture and milk, beginning and ending with flour. Mix just until combined.
05 - Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely in the pan.
06 - Beat softened butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and milk, blending until fluffy and easily spreadable.
07 - Once the cake is fully cooled, remove from the pan. With a serrated knife, cut the cake into a jersey shape, rounding the shoulders and creating armhole indentations.
08 - Spread a thin layer of buttercream over the entire cake to seal in crumbs. Chill for 30 minutes.
09 - Color fondant using food coloring gel. Roll fondant on a cornstarch-dusted surface to about 1/8 inch thickness.
10 - Drape rolled fondant over chilled cake, smoothing with a fondant smoother and trimming excess. Add jersey details such as collar, numbers, name, stripes, and graduation year using colored fondant or edible markers.
11 - Transfer finished cake to a serving board and display for celebration.
