Tubes of Dr.Oetker liquid food gel colouring in the following colours: yellow, red, orange, green and blue
chocolate spread (I use Jim Jams which has less sugar than many chocolate spreads)
*FOR THE VANILLA FROSTING*
150g unsalted butter
200g icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
splash of milk
*DECORATION*
Party Ring Biscuits
Iced Gems
Milky Way Stars
Skittles
Instructions
Grease and line 2 x 8 inch cake tins
Pre heat the oven to 180oC / 160oC (fan)
Beat the butter and sugar for 5 minutes until light and creamy
Add the eggs, the vanilla extract/essence and a spoonful of flour and beat again for a few more minutes
Fold in the flour until combined
Divide the batter equally into 5 bowls and add each food colouring gel (all of it) to each bowl and stir well
Place each colour into each tin, ensuring you place equal spoonfuls into each one
Bake in the oven for approx 23- 25 minutes or until cooked right through
Leave to cool before carefully removing each sponge from the tins
When you are ready to assemble your cake, carefully cut each sponge into two so you end up with 4 thin sponges in total.
Sandwich the 4 sponges together using the chocolate spread.
*to make the frosting*
Cream the butter for a few minutes to soften, then add the icing sugar and beat until soft and creamy
add the vanilla extract and a splash of milk to make the frosting more creamy
Keeping back about 2 tbsp of the vanilla frosting, with the rest of it cover the entire cake so that it is completely covered in the frosting. Smooth it over with a palette knife. Then with there left over frosting, add a little yellow food colouring and mix well. Pour it into a piping bag and pipe little swirls all around the outer circumference of the cake and along the bottom. Now decorate your cake as per my design (if you like - or as you like of course!)
Leave in the fridge (carefully covered in foil ) to set for an hour especially if the weather is warm!
serve and enjoy x
Recipe by Mummy Mishaps at http://www.mummymishaps.co.uk/2017/07/party-food-party-cake.html