While the video shows Nordheimer finishing the layer cake, decorating it with buttercream ... how a restaurant in New York ...

Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne. Cover the cake with swoops and swirls of buttercream, and top with sprinkles, if you like.

The Squidward-themed three-layer vanilla cake that was frosted with vanilla buttercream ... a belated birthday gift, a 'just because' gesture, and a celebration of the new year," she explained.

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