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Teapot
cake
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Diagram
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Diagram
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Cake:
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Topping: |
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1 Packet cake mixture
or 4 egg cake mixture
Two 1 1/2 quart ovenproof bowls
cooking spray
flour
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- 1 packet marzipan
- Yellow food colouring
- Icing sugar
- Food colouring for
leaves and flowers
- or buy ready made
flowers and leaves
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Baking
The Cake:
- Preheat over 350F.
Spray two 1 1/2 quart ovenproof bowls with vegetable cooking spray;
dust lightly with flour.
- In a medium bowl,
using an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat cake mix.
- Pour batter into
prepare bowls; smooth tops.
- Bake until a toothpick
inserted in each center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
- Transfer bowls to
wire racks; cool for 10 minutes.
- Turn cake out onto
racks; cool completely.
- Level flat sides
of cakes.
- Trim around 1 inch
from one round bottom for lid.
Decorating
the cake:
- Assembling cake.
Spread frosting over flat top of one cake.
- Top with remaining
cake;
- frost with yellow
frosting and decorate with your leaves and flowers.
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Decorations
(made the day before)
- Divide marzipan
in half.
- Tint half of the
marzipan pale yellow.
- Divide remaining
half evenly into 4 separate pieces.
- Tint each piece
with a different food colors.
- Shape the yellow
marzipan into rope and form the handle, lid top and spout; set
aside.
- Sprinkle a sheet
of waxed paper with confectioners sugar.
- Roll out colored
marzipan pieces to a 1/8 inch thickness.
- Using 1 1/2 inch
flower and leaf cookie cutters, cutout flowers and leaves.
- Dry marzipan decorations,
uncovered, overnight.
- Or use the bought
edible sugar flowers and leaves
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