It's a piece of cake! | that's life!

It's a piece of cake! | that's life!

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Discover easy, special cake ideas that take traditional baking to the next level with tips from That's Life Test Kitchen. Serves 10-12, ready in 30 minutes.

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  • DECORATING IDEAS
  • Butterfly garden Tint frosting in orange and decorate with pre-made butterfly decorations.
  • Farmyard friends Tint frosting in leaf green and use pre-made farm animal decorations.
  • Off and racing Tint frosting beige and use chocolate bars to make a racetrack, decorate with novelty cars and signs.
  • What a zoo Use white frosting and decorate with animals and tinted coconut.
  • Chocolate fantasy Spread with white frosting and top with pieces of chocolate, novelty shaped chocolate, or your favourite chopped candy bar or biscuit.
  • CAKE GUIDE
  • You can use store-bought cake, or you can make your own cakes to create the numbers.
  • STORE-BOUGHT CAKES
  • The number cakes can easily be created with combinations of these store-bought cakes. See individual numbers for more details.
  • Swiss roll
  • Double layer sponge cake
  • Double layer slab cake
  • HOMEMADE CAKE
  • You can create the cakes you need, using prepared vanilla or chocolate cake mix. Select your pan and bake for the time indicated.
  • Swiss roll alternative
  • 2 x bar tins or a medium loaf pan
  • 1 x 340g buttercake cake mix-divided into two bar tins, or into one loaf pan: 180C (160C FF) for 25-30 min, increase time to 35-40 for loaf pan.
  • Double layer sponge cake alternative
  • 2 shallow 18cm or 20cm cake pans
  • 1 x 340g golden buttercake mix : 160C (140C FF) 40-45 min
  • Double layer slab cake alternative
  • 25 x 35cm shallow oblong pan
  • 2 x 340g golden buttercake mix : 160C (140C FF) 25-30 min

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