Stegosaurus cake

Equipment

You will need a 20cm x 40cm rectangular cake board or platter for this recipe.

Ingredients

2 x 340g packets golden buttercake mix

12 square after dinner mints

33 green jubes, halved (see notes)

14 yellow jubes, halved

6 black jubes, halved

18 spearmint leaves, split

2 white marshmallows, bases trimmed

1 red jube, halved

10cm piece red sour strap

Chocolate sprinkles, to serve

Buttercream icing

500g unsalted butter, softened

5 cups icing sugar mixture

Green gel food colouring

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Grease a 20cm (base) round cake pan and 20cm (base) square cake pan. Line base and sides with baking paper.

Step 2

Prepare packet cakes, following packet directions. Divide mixture evenly between prepared cake pans. Smooth surface. Bake together for 40 to 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in centre of cakes comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans for 5 minutes. Turn onto wire racks to cool.

Step 3

Meanwhile, make Buttercream icing Using an electric mixer, beat butter for 5 to 10 minutes or until light and fluffy. Gradually add icing sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time. Beat until pale. Tint green with food colouring.

Step 4

Attach square template to square cake. Attach round template to round cake. (For templates, go to superfoodideas.com.au) Using a toothpick, make dots along lines of templates to form lines on cakes. Remove template. Cut legs, head and tail from square cake, cutting along dotted lines. Cut body from round cake, cutting along dotted lines. Using picture (right) as a guide, assemble cake on board, attaching pieces with a little green icing.

Step 5

Using a palette knife or butter knife, spread top and sides of cake with green icing (see notes). Place after dinner mints along back, trimming pieces for the top of the head. Using picture as a guide, decorate body and tail with green and yellow jubes. Insert black jubes into ends of legs for claws. Arrange spearmint leaves around the neck, carefully pushing 1 end of leaves into icing to secure. Place marshmallows on head for eyes. Using a little icing, attach the red jube on marshmallows for pupil. Cut sour strap to form 2 x 2mm-thin strips. Place on cake for mouth. Scatter chocolate sprinkles around cake on board. Serve.

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