No-bake snake cake

Equipment

40cm x 55cm cake board

Ingredients

2 x 250g packets sponge rollettes (see note)

Icing

300g butter or margarine, at room temperature

1 3/4 cups pure icing sugar, sifted

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Decorations

Yellow and green food colouring

Yellow and green Smarties (for eyes and scales)

Small piece liquorice (for eyes and nostrils)

1 red jelly snake (for tongue)

Method

Step 1

Make icing: Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat ingredients together for 4 minutes or until light and fluffy.

Step 2

Arrange 8 rollettes on board to form a snake shape. Trim 2 rollettes and position as head and tail (see notes for technique picture).

Step 3

Use trimming from head and tail and remaining rollettes to fill in the gaps (see notes for technique picture).

Step 4

Colour icing yellow, then gradually add green colouring to get a lime green colour. Set aside 1/8 teaspoon icing. Spread remaining icing over cake (see main picture).

Step 5

Set aside 2 yellow Smarties for eyes. Arrange remaining Smarties over cake. Cut 2 small strips from liquorice. Use reserved icing to stick a liquorice strip onto each reserved Smartie. Place onto cake to form eyes. Cut 2 tiny dots from liquorice to make nostrils. Place onto cake. Cut jelly snake into a forked tongue shape. Place onto cake.

Note: Rolletes are small sponge cake rolls

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