Name: Scrabble birthday cake
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: Equipment; 30 centimetre x 45cm rectangular cake board; Cake; 450 gram packaged double unfilled sponge slabs; 453 gram tub vanilla frosting; Decorations; 200 centimetre black licorice strap; 220 gram block white chocolate; black writing icing or gel; 1 red sour strap

Scrabble birthday cake

Word play Happy Birthday! Write a message to the birthday child, or write all the names of the guests. You could even play a game and the guests can make words from the letters you create!

Makes 1

Prep

Ingredients

Equipment

30 centimetre x 45cm rectangular cake board

Cake

450 gram packaged double unfilled sponge slabs

453 gram tub vanilla frosting

Decorations

200 centimetre black licorice strap

220 gram block white chocolate

black writing icing or gel

1 red sour strap

Method

1.Level cakes; secure cakes, cut-sides down, long sides together, on cake board with a little frosting. Tint remaining frosting blue; spread over top and sides of cake.

2.Cut licorice strap into lengths to fit around sides of cake. Cut 5 x 24cm and 7 x 18cm long thin strips from licorice strap; using picture as a guide, position strips to create a grid.

3.Using a large sharp knife; carefully cut chocolate block into individual squares. Turn, top-side down. Using writing icing, write letters onto chocolate squares and position on and around word board.

4.Cut star shapes from sour strap; position on cake.

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