8th Birthday Cake Recipe at MyDish

8th Birthday Cake

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Method

  • Make the cake by heating oven to 180oC, greasing 2 round cake tins.

  • Put all cake ingreidients into food processor and mix together until smooth.

  • Divide between the two tins and bake in oven for about 25 minutes or until middle is cooked and it is starting to come away from sides.

  • Once cooked turn out onto cooling rack until cold.

  • To decorate:
  • Cut small semi circle out of one cake so when put together it looks like an 8. Cut both cakes in half horizontally and fill with jam and butter cream.

  • Using piping bag, pipe green icing all over. Put chocolate sprinkles in shape of an 8 and decorate this bit with small white lines to look like a road markings. Place small cars on road.
  • Ingredients

    • FOR THE CAKE
    • 175g Self Raising flour
    • 175g caster sugar
    • 175g margarine
    • 3 eggs
    • ½-1 tsp vanilla essence (optional)
    • ICING AND DECORATING
    • 100g butter-softened
    • 200g icing sugar
    • just a few drops green food colouring
    • roughly about 8 tbls ? chocolate vermicelli or sprinkles
    • small amount white water icing
    •  some toy cars
    •  jam and butter icing for middle of cakes

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