Racing Car Cake

15 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups self rising flour
  • 1 3/4 cups cocoa powder
  • 3 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 2/3 cups unsalted butter softened, diced
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter softened, diced
  • 3 1/3 cups powdered sugar plus extra, for dusting
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 9 red licorice strands, halved lengthwise
  • 3 feet candy black licorice
  • 11 mints small, hard capsule-shaped
  • 1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut
  • 3 drops green food coloring
  • chocolate or toy cars and road signs

Directions

  1. 1
    ["Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease and line a 12 inch square cake pan with parchment paper.", "Sift together flour and cocoa powder. Add sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla and 2 cups water. Beat for 4-5 mins, until batter is pale and smooth. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 20 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.", "Meanwhile, to make the buttercream, beat butter for 5-6 mins, until pale. Add 1 cup powdered sugar. Add 2 tbsp milk and beat until combined. Add remaining powdered sugar and milk and mix until smooth and spreadable. Set aside.", "Using a serrated knife, level cake top. Place cut-side down on a cake board. Spread buttercream over top and sides to completely cover. Place red licorice around top edges of cake. Shape black licorice into the number \"4\"" on top of cake. Position mints as lane markings on \""4\"" road.""

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