Name: Happy birthday chalkboard cake
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: Equipment; 30 centimetre x 40cm rectangular cake board; Cake; 2 x 450g packets double unfilled sponge slabs; 1/2 x 453g tub chocolate frosting; Decorations; 3 x 125g packets ready-made black icing; pure icing (confectioners’) sugar, for dusting; 30 gram ready-made red icing; 15 gram ready-made green icing; 7 chocolate-coated licorice sticks; non-toxic chalk

Ingredients

Equipment

30 centimetre x 40cm rectangular cake board

Cake

2 x 450g packets double unfilled sponge slabs

1/2 x 453g tub chocolate frosting

Decorations

3 x 125g packets ready-made black icing

pure icing (confectioners’) sugar, for dusting

30 gram ready-made red icing

15 gram ready-made green icing

7 chocolate-coated licorice sticks

non-toxic chalk

Method

1.To make ‘chalk board’, knead ready-made black icing on a surface dusted with a little sifted icing sugar until icing loses its stickiness. Roll icing between two sheets of baking paper until 2mm thick. Cut into a 22cm x 27cm rectangle. Stand icing overnight to dry.

2.Turn cakes top-side down; secure, long sides together, on the cake board with a little frosting. Spread tops with a little icing. Top with remaining cakes. Reserve 2 tablespoons frosting for decorating. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Top cake with ‘chalk board’.

3.Knead ready-made red and green icings, separately, on a surface dusted with a little sifted icing sugar until icing loses its stickiness. Roll each piece on a surface dusted with a little icing sugar until 2mm thick. Cut red icing into an apple shape; cut green icing into a leaf shape. Secure to ‘chalk board’ with a little water.

4.Secure licorice sticks around the edge of the ‘chalk board’ with a little frosting, trimming to fit. Draw on the chalk board with chalk.