# List of Ingredients:
→ 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 to 3 tablespoons milk
12 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
13 - Pinch salt
→ Decoration
14 - 2 pounds white fondant
15 - Food coloring gel
16 - Edible black food marker or black fondant
17 - Cornstarch for rolling fondant
# How-To Steps:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9x13-inch cake pan with parchment paper.
02 - In a bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
03 - In a large bowl, beat unsalted butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
04 - Stir in vanilla extract. Alternately add the flour mixture and whole milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Mix just until combined.
05 - Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely in the pan.
06 - In a bowl, beat unsalted butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, salt, and milk, beating until fluffy and spreadable.
07 - Once cooled, carefully remove the cake from the pan. Using a serrated knife, shape the cake into a sports jersey, creating slight curves at the shoulders and indentations at the sides for armholes.
08 - Spread a thin layer of buttercream over the entire cake to seal in crumbs. Chill for 30 minutes.
09 - Color the fondant with desired team shades using food coloring gel. Roll out fondant on a cornstarch-dusted surface to about 1/8 inch thick.
10 - Drape fondant over the chilled cake, smoothing over the surface with hands or a fondant smoother and trimming excess around the base.
11 - Decorate the cake with colored fondant or edible markers, creating a collar, stripes, numbers, name, and graduation year as desired.
12 - Move the decorated cake to a serving board and present for celebration.
