How To Make A Cow Cake

Step 1: You will need

Step 2: Shape the cakes

Trim around the top rim of the smaller cake, then cut a crescent from one side. You should be left with a slightly off-centre oval shape. Position this on the nearest edge of the larger cake. It should look like a nose. Cut a third off the fairy cakes, and position above the sponge for the ears.

Step 3: White buttercream

Fill a piping bag with white buttercream. Using a star nozzle, cover the cake in buttercream stars. Leave some areas blank so you have space for the black icing.

Step 4: Chocolate buttons

Position two regular chocolate buttons for the nostrils, and two giant chocolate buttons for the eyes. Dab a little buttercream onto the giant chocolate buttons, and stick a smartie to each to give the eyes some life.

Step 5: Black buttercream

Add some black food colouring to the buttercream and mix it in thoroughly. Fill a piping bag with this black buttercream, and fill in the spaces on the cake with black buttercream stars.

Step 6: Strawberry shoelace

Use a red strawberry shoelace to make a smiley mouth, and add some sugar dasies to give the cow a little colour.