How To Make A Cow Cake

How To Make A Cow Cake

We think cows are moo-tiful, so we've teamed up with expert Sugarcrafter Jan Clement-May and sugarcraft school, Squires Kitchen, to show you how to make this fantastic cow cake.

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Step 1:

You will need

• 1 Large sponge cake
• 1 Smaller sponge cake
• 2 Fairy cakes
• Buttercream
• Black food colouring
• Strawberry shoelace
• Giant chocolate buttons
• Regular chocolate buttons
• Smarties
• Sugarcraft daisies

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.