Easter Cake

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Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 12

Easter Cake

Ingredients

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Instructions

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Step 1

Level: Trim the top of cakes if required/desired to make the layers level (for aesthetic purposes).

Step 2

Chill: Place cake layers in fridge until thoroughly chilled (this makes it easier to frost so crumbs don't go everywhere).

Step 3

Toast coconut: Preheat oven to 160°C/325°F (140°C fan). Spread coconut on a tray. Bake 6 - 10 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes, until golden. (Bake time depends on sugar level, so keep an eye on it). Cool.

Step 4

Cream butter: Beat butter in a stand mixer on Speed 8 for 3 minutes until it changes from yellow to almost white.

Step 5

Add icing sugar in 3 batches: Add icing sugar in 3 batches, starting the mixer on speed 1 until partially incorporated, then increasing until it's mostly mixed in.

Step 6

Vanilla, salt, and beat 2 mins: Add vanilla and salt, then beat on Speed 8 for 2 minutes until almost white, and it's beautifully fluffy.

Step 7

Colour (Note 4): Remove 1 tbsp frosting into a small bowl. Add 1 drop of blue gel, mix in. Add 1 teaspoon of coloured frosting back into main frosting, beat until incorporated (scrape down sides as needed). Add more coloured frosting 1 teaspoon at a time until desired tone is achieved.

Step 8

Mix cocoa and boiling water.

Step 9

Frosting: Spread 3/4 cup frosting between each cake layer, then using remaining frosting for side and surface (I usually have ~1/2 cup frosting leftover, but better safe than sorry!).

Step 10

Speckles: Place something behind cake as a backboard for the speckling mess! Dip toothbrush in cocoa mixture, then use fingers to flick speckles onto cake surface - sides and top. (Hint: Practice in sink first). TIP: When doing top of cake, angle toothbrush 45 degrees down NOT over cake, to avoid accidental big drips.

Step 11

Coconut Nest: Pile coconut in the middle to form a "nest" then pile a mound of eggs in it.

Step 12

Coconut Rim: Place a mound of coconut all along the base of the cake, then dot with Easter Eggs.

Step 13

Bask in praise: Take proudly to table and bask in the compliments!

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