It was my grand daughter's birthday and whilst shopping I happened upon the aisle that had all the pre-made birthday cakes. Princess', cars, ponies, superheroes ..... you name it they had it. All looked expertly done, professionally decorated and given the great finish on them, (all be it mass produced) and dirt cheap compared to what cakes used to cost I am sure a kid's dream, cakes that kids would love and sure to bring a smile to thier face when it came out with candles lit and "happy birthday to you" being sung loudly and proudly
BUT, what would they taste like? I asked around and was told, they looked far better than they tasted; "dryish sponge", "too much plastic icing", "nothing spectacular" were the most common comments.
So I set myself a task, a challenge. Could I make a yummy birthday cake, that
kids would love both in look and taste
was cheaper than the store bought ones
was produced from local supermarket products
AND could be made by even the most culinary challenged?
I think I succeeded on all fronts? It was by the way certainly cheaper, coming in at £8.87. All products being bought from the local supermarket, I wont name names, but the staff were very co-operative ;-) and I timed myself and from start to finish the cake took me just 10 minutes!
I hope you will give it a go and enjoy!
raspberry cream sponge cakes
2
pc
kit-kat family pack
2
pkts
m & m
2
pkts
butter or margerine
50
gm
icing sugar
50
gm
soften the butter and sieve in the icing sugar, beat with a wooden spoon to combine and form a smooth butter icing
remove cakes from boxes and stack on top of each other
spread the sides lightly with the butter cream. This is just to stick the kit-kats to, so it doesnt need to be thick
using double fingers, arrange the kit kat biscuits around the sides. If using the four fingered type, carefully break in half and shave off any excess bits with a sharp small knife, or use scissors, this will allow them to connect evenly
wrap a ribbon around the kit kats. This is not only decorative but also prevents them falling away when the M & Ms are added
sprinkle the M & Ms on top
finish witrh a candle and bow
chef notes
needless to say, the varients on this cake are numerous, and you can use other items that are on special, or ones that suit your own taste, such as
in place of kit kats - mini chocolate rolls cut in half lengthwise
in place of kit kats - penguin biscuits
in place of kit kats - chocolate fingers
in place of M & Ms - skittles
in place of M & Ms - smarties
in place of M & Ms - a combination of fruit pastilles, fruit gums, gummy bears etc
