Teddy Christening cake recipe | Good Food

Name: Teddy Christening cake recipe | Good Food
Total time: 240 min
Ingredients: 1 x 15cm light fruitcake (see related recipes); 1 x 23cm zingy lemon cake (see related recipes); icing sugar for dusting; 200g smooth apricot jam; 500g pack marzipan; 500g white ready-to-roll icing 'regal ice' (for the cake drum); 500g white ready-to-roll icing 'regal ice' (for the 15cm fruitcake); 1kg white ready-to-roll icing 'regal ice' (for the 23cm lemon cake); light brown or 'teddy bear brown' food colouring paste; pink or 'fuschia' food colouring paste; blue or 'bluebell' food colouring paste; edible glue; 500g icing sugar sifted; 250g unsalted butter softened; finely grated zest of 1 lemon; 15cm (6") cake tin and cake board; 23cm (9") cake tin and cake board; 30cm (12") cake drum; a wide rolling pin; a large smooth surface; cake smoother (optional); toothpicks; a paintbrush; a small sieve or icing sugar dredger; a 15cm cake box; a 30cm cake box; A selection of baby-themed biscuit cutters we used a teddy bear, a duck and a small rabbit (you don't want any of your cutters to be over 7cm tall as they will be too big for the depth of the cake)

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Make an impressive Christening or 1st birthday cake using these simple techniques and our step-by-step photographs, from BBC Good Food.

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Ingredients

1 x 15cm light fruitcake (see related recipes)
1 x 23cm zingy lemon cake (see related recipes)
icing sugar for dusting
200g smooth apricot jam
500g pack marzipan
500g white ready-to-roll icing 'regal ice' (for the cake drum)
500g white ready-to-roll icing 'regal ice' (for the 15cm fruitcake)
1kg white ready-to-roll icing 'regal ice' (for the 23cm lemon cake)
light brown or 'teddy bear brown' food colouring paste
pink or 'fuschia' food colouring paste
blue or 'bluebell' food colouring paste
edible glue
500g icing sugar sifted
250g unsalted butter softened
finely grated zest of 1 lemon
15cm (6") cake tin and cake board
23cm (9") cake tin and cake board
30cm (12") cake drum
a wide rolling pin
a large smooth surface
cake smoother (optional)
toothpicks
a paintbrush
a small sieve or icing sugar dredger
a 15cm cake box
a 30cm cake box
A selection of baby-themed biscuit cutters we used a teddy bear, a duck and a small rabbit (you don't want any of your cutters to be over 7cm tall as they will be too big for the depth of the cake)