‘The Bill’ Police Hat Cake
This cake was a hit with guests
Recipe by Beryl Hill
Uploaded by beryl hill
Time to make
Skill Level
Intermediate
Serves
10 people
Baking ingredients
- 8 oz caster sugar
- 8 oz margarine
- 8 oz all purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Decorating ingredients
- 500 g Renshaw White Ready to Roll Icing (if colouring yourself)
- 1 tbsp Black food colouring
- 500 g Renshaw Jet Black Ready to Roll Icing (if you want ready-coloured icing)
- 4 oz icing sugar
- 2 oz butter
Renshaw products used
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Instructions
Step 1
Mix your cake mixture and bake. Once cool, cut cake in half, fill with buttercream, layer the two halves together and spread with a thin layer of more buttercream.
Step 2
Knead the black food colouring in 3/4 of the fondant until smooth and pliable. Roll it out on a lightly dusted surface and lift over the cake. If you’re using ready-made black icing, knead and roll as usual.
Step 3
Make sure you leave extra icing around the base of the cake for the rim, and turn the edges upwards.
Step 4
Roll out the remaining black icing and cut out squares ready to place around the base of the hat later. Set these to one side.
Step 5
Clean your work surface and hands before using the white icing to prevent any colour mixing with it.
Step 6
Roll out a strip of white icing and place around the bottom of the hat, then add the black squares for a checkers look. Finish with a toy badge at the front, or a fondant one if you have time.
