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| 225 grams | Butter | |
| 225 grams | Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's) |  |
| 4 | Free Range Eggs |  |
| 350 grams | Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) |  |
| 1 tsp | Vanilla Extract (Nielsen-Massey) |  |
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Clown Cake
Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad
This Clown Cake is such a good idea for a child's birthday.
| Preparation Time | 1 hour 30 minutes |
|---|---|
| Baking Time | 1 hour 15 minutes |
| Portions | 1 cake |
| Skill Level | Medium |
| Average Rating |  |
Additional Ingredients
For the rectangular cake:
| 250 grams | Butter | |
| 250 grams | Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's) |  |
| 5 | Free Range Eggs |  |
| 250 grams | Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) |  |
| 125 grams | Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) |  |
| 1 tsp | Vanilla Extract (Nielsen-Massey) |  |
Further Additional Ingredients
For the decoration:
| 450 grams | Desiccated Coconut | |
| Yellow Food Colour (Silver Spoon Create) |  |
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| 225 grams | Butter unsalted | |
| 450 grams | Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown) |  |
| 2.50 tbsp | single cream | |
| Vanilla Extract (Nielsen-Massey) a few drops | |
|
| small coloured sweets assorted |
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How to make Clown Cake
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For the round cake: heat the oven to 160°C,325°F, gas 3. Grease and line a 20 cm|8\" round cake tin.
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Beat the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
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Gradually beat in the eggs, one at a time until smooth.
- Sift in the flour and stir gently until combined. Stir in the vanilla.
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Spoon into the tin and bake for 60-75 minutes until risen and golden and firm to the touch. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool.
- For the rectangular cake: heat the oven to 160°C, 325°F, gas 3. Grease and line a 30cm x 25 cm x 5 cm|12\" x 10\" x 2\" baking tin.
- Follow the method for the round cake, baking the cake for the same length of time. Cool as before.
- For the decoration: put 1/4 of the coconut and a few drops of yellow colouring in a plastic bag and shake well to disperse the colour evenly.
- Beat the butter until soft and creamy. Sift in the icing sugar and beat well until smooth. Stir in the cream and vanilla.
- Spread half the buttercream over the top and sides of the round cake and place on a serving tray or board.
- Cut 2 triangles by making a V-shape, from the rectangular cake. Place 1 above the round cake for the hat and 2 at the bottom of the cake for the bow-tie. Cut another strip of cake for the \'hair\' shaping it as in the photo.
- Spread the reamining buttercream over the hat, bow-tie and hair. Sprinkle the \'hair\' with the yellow coconut. Sprinkle the white coconut over the bow tie and hat.
- Decorate with small sweets as in the photo.
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