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MERMAID BIRTHDAY CAKE
Before you begin:
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Kitchens
can be dangerous so make sure you have just read the
Kitchen
Safety Checklist. |
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Check
with Mum or Dad that you are allowed to cook. |
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So
the food doesn’t get any germs wash your hands with
warm soapy water and dry them well. |
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Read
the recipe through before you begin and get out all
the equipment and ingredients you will need. |
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Don’t
forget to have fun, and the best cooks ALWAYS clean up
their mess. |
Here’s what you need:
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2
packets butter cake mixes (choose chocolate, vanilla
or one of each and 'marble' the mixture). |
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50g
melted butter |
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1
quantity of butter icing (recipe below) |
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Green
jelly crystals |
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Blue
jelly crystals |
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Approximately
24 mint leaf lollies |
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Licorice
straps cut into strips |
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1
raspberry lolly for belly button |
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4-6
'freckles' for waist |
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8-10
red and blue candy coated choc buttons for swimsuit |
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Coloured
candy sprinkles for swimsuit top |
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Red
piping gel for mouth |
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2
blue candy coated choc buttons for eyes |
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Licorice
strips cut into eyelashes |
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Green
and red sherbet coated straps cut into strips for
hair and seaweed |
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8
chocolate shells |
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Lolly
fish |
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Candles |
Butter Icing:
• 250g butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
essence
• 500g packet icing
sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
Here’s how to do it:
Prepare cake mixes following packet directions and pour
into a greased and baking paper lined 27cm x 36cm oblong
baking dish or cake pan. Bake following packet directions.
Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes then turn out on a
wire rack to cool.
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