QUIET AS A MOUSE

PREP TIME 1 HOUR SERVES 12

EQUIPMENT

30cm round cake board (see page 112) 1 small plastic ziptop bag

CAKE

450g packet double round

unfilled sponge cake 453g tub vanilla frosting black food colouring

DECORATIONS

2 large domed pink marshmallows 1 white marshmallow, halved

horizontally

1 black round jube

1 white Tic Tac

1 pink musk stick

1 pink Double “D” sugar-free lolly

1 Level cake tops. Spread one cake with a little frosting; top with other cake. Using picture as a guide, trim cake into a heart shape, removing as little as possible. Secure cake to cake board using a little frosting.

2 Reserve ⅓ cup of frosting; tint remaining frosting grey, using black food colouring. Spread grey frosting all over cake. Spoon reserved frosting into ziptop bag, snip one corner. Pipe a heart-shaped face in centre of cake; fill with remaining white icing, spread with a spatula. 3 Cut pink marshmallows in half horizontally; flatten each bottom half with the palm of your hand and position on cake to create ears; top with white marshmallow. Cut black jube in half horizontally; position cut-side up on face for eyes. Cut

Tic Tac in half crossways; position on top of eyes for irises. Cut musk stick in half crossways, then cut each half into long, thin strips and position on cake as whiskers. Position Double “D” lolly for nose.