Beginner’s Bowling Cake
A simple moist sponge for beginners with a bowling theme fondant top! It was my son’s birthday cake.
Recipe by Jamie Edwards
Uploaded by Jamie Edwards
Time to make
Skill Level
Easy
Serves
24 people
Baking ingredients
- 24 oz Self raising flour
- 24 oz Caster sugar
- 24 oz Butter
- 8 Eggs
- 6 tbsp Milk
- 2 tsp Vanilla essence
Decorating ingredients
- 4 tbsp Icing sugar
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 1 kg White ready to roll fondant icing
- 15 g Chocolate Flavour Ready to Roll Fondant Icing View Product
- 50 g Carnation Red Flower and Modelling Paste
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Instructions
Step 1
Grease two 12" rectangular cake tins and pre-heat oven at 180. Grab a helper if you have one. Cream butter and sugar together then add all the other ingredients and whisk for 2 minutes. Pour the mixture evenly into the two tins pushing the mixture to the edges and leaving a slight dip in the centre to ensure an even rise. Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
Step 2
While the cakes are cooking prepare the decorations. Use the red fondant to make a bowling ball and push 3 small holes in. Use the white fondant to make 10 bowling pins and cut a small red stripe to wrap around each one and the leftover to create a banner for any message you choose ( I chose Happy Birthday for my son!) Use the brown to roll a sausage shape for the edge of the lane.
Step 3
Remove cakes from the oven and leave them to cool, when cakes are almost cool mix up some butter icing and cover the cake in a layer. Now roll out the white fondant and lay it gently over the entire cake, smooth out and cut to size.
Step 4
Place the decorations on top where you like them and use a knife to create lines down the bowling lane. I placed some ribbon round the sides, it looked nice and covered one bit in particular where the white fondant had ripped a little beyond repair! Candle, sing song and enjoy!
