I like little groups of 3 but you can do whatever you prefer the look of and this may be determined by age.

You now need to put the buttercream over the top and sides of the cake as this is effectively your glue to get your icing to stick nicely to the sides of your cake. This cake will get a crust on the outside and fully sets on cooling but if you gently tip the tin it should not have much movement, just a very slight wobble, a skewer won't come out clean, but it should not come but with wet batter on it. Beat the butter and sugar in a stand mixer ideally until light and fluffy - this will take a couple of minutes. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy.Now add the eggs 1 at a time, fully mixing between eggs and scraping the bottom with a spatula every 2 eggs. Once you are happy it is large enough and the right thickness the easiest way to move it from the board to your cake is to gently and carefully roll the icing around the rolling pin. Once cool the crust will sink back a little and a few chunks may well come off, if that happens just be the hero and check it tastes nice, I find it is better if you taste it with the buttercream- just to be sure it tastes ok. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

com (CD) are posted by individuals acting in their own right and do not necessarily reflect the views of CD. If you have cake smoothers you can use these to push out any air bubbles or creases otherwise just use your hands. It is more like a mixture between a mouse cake and brownie than a traditional chocolate birthday cake but the flavour is amazing and everybody loves it.You need to roll out the fondant icing and moisture, crumbs and jewellery are the enemy of fondant icing. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Move the rolling pin so the icing is above your cake and working from the edge of the cake left to right (or right to left) gently unroll the icing over your cake - this does need to be centralised so that it will cover all sides all the way to the bottom.

Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. I do sometimes find that the fondant around the top edge cracks slightly, I have no idea why but do know that if I gently hold my hot hand against it for 5-10 seconds then with my finger I can carefully smooth it and it does somewhat diminish. Remove the cake from the cling film and tin and place on the glass board upside down so that the crusty part is at the bottom and the top is perfectly smooth. You don't want too much buttercream because I find it makes the fondant icing too soft and sensitive.None of the images shown belong to Baileys The Bakers and are being used for inspiration to create a Unique cake.

This cake is so moist and gorgeous that leaving it a day will not be a problem unlike lots of sponge cakes. When your cake is completely cold cover the whole cake in the tin in cling film and put to one side. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.

The fondant icing, there will be a little too much but if you use 500 you will have to roll it a little thinner than I like. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.