Birthday Cake with Hot Pink Butter Icing

sugar, flour, butter, eggs, sour cream, lemon, milk, cornstarch, vanilla, baking soda

Ingredients

• 18 tablespoons (2 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
• 8 ounces (about 1 cup) sour cream, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 lemon, zested
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3 pounds confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 9 tablespoons milk
• 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 14 drops pink food coloring (rose petal shade)
• Pink and white candy, for decorating

Directions for Birthday Cake with Hot Pink Butter Icing Recipe