Snowman celebration cake - recipe
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Prepare
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Cook
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Skill
Medium
Ingredients
For the cake
- 250 g Butter (unsalted) softened
- 250 g White caster sugar
- 5 Egg(s) (free range) large
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 15 ml Milk
- 250 g Self-raising white flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
For the icing
- 100 g Butter softened
- 400 g Icing sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 100 g Dessicated coconut
- 50 g White sugar paste icing
- Red food colouring
- Jelly sweets
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Preheat the oven to 170°C (fan 150°C, gas mark 5). Grease and line 2 x 7 inch round sponge tins.
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Add the caster sugar to the softened butter and using a wooden spoon, or an electric hand held whisk, beat the butter and sugar until it is really smooth and creamy.
For this step you'll need:
- 250g White caster sugar
- 250g Butter (unsalted) softened
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Beat the eggs together lightly with a fork, then add a drop at a time to the butter and sugar mixture, beating really well until smooth.
For this step you'll need:
- 5 Egg(s) (free range) large
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Using a large metal spoon fold in the vanilla extract, milk, baking powder and flour, lifting the mixture in a figure of eight to scoop up the flour and fold it in.
For this step you'll need:
- 1tsp Vanilla extract
- 1tsp Baking powder
- 250g Self-raising white flour
- 15ml Milk
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Divide the mixture evenly between the two cake tins. Bake for about 20-25 minutes until the mixture is golden and just firm in the centre. Allow to cool for five minutes then remove from the tin and allow to cool completely
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To make the icing beat the butter and sugar together until smooth, adding a little hot water if liked to help soften it and make a soft smooth consistency.
For this step you'll need:
- 100g Butter (unsalted) softened
- 400g Icing sugar
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To assemble using a tea plate or saucer as a guide, cut one of the sponge cakes into a smaller circle for the head. Place this against the snowman body to form the shape of a snowman.
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Coat the whole cake with butter cream. Sprinkle with coconut.
For this step you'll need:
- 100g Dessicated coconut
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Mix a little red colouring into the sugar paste. Roll out most of it to make the scarf and then make a mouth with the rest. Use jelly sweets to make the eyes, nose and buttons.
For this step you'll need:
- 50g White sugar paste icing
- Red food colouring
- Jelly sweets