The Birthday Party Project #5
This is the last of my practice runs for Oscar’s birthday party – the birthday cake. Given that there is going to be a lot of chocolate party food I decided to make a vanilla cake, and as natural food colours are out (experiment #1) I have a bought a Thomas and Friends cake topper, which consists of a cardboard carnival back drop and a couple of plastic trains. All I need to do is draw on some tracks with chocolate icing. The cake recipe is from Kidspot and is super moist. It kept very well for 3 days in an airtight container, which is perfect for a birthday cake, as I can start it a couple of days before. The buttermilk gives it a delicious flavour. I made a large rectangular cake using a double quantity of the original recipe, so if you don’t want a cake this big, … Continue reading
