New Idea

Kitchen notes

Serves 12, Prep 45 mins, Cook 30 mins

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2 x 470g packets carrot cake mix 2 x 114g packets Cadbury

White Chocolate Fingers 3 x 13.5g Cadbury Furry

Friends Chocolate Bars 1 x 30g Cadbury Flake Bar,

crumbled 4 x 3.5g Lindt Carrot Chocolates Lolly spearmint leaves and Peter Rabbit picture (see tip), to decorate

FROSTING 200g unsalted butter, at room

temperatur­e 2 cups icing sugar mixture 1 tblsp milk Blue food colouring

1 Grease and line two 20cm round cake pans with baking paper. 2 Prepare the cake mixes, one at a time, according to packet instructio­ns. Spoon each cake mix into a pan. Smooth tops. Reserve the icing sachets for another use. 3 Cook both cakes in a moderately slow oven (160C) for about 30 minutes, or until cooked when tested. Stand in pans for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool. 4 To make frosting, beat butter in a small bowl of an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Gradually beat in ½ cup sugar at a time until combined. Beat in the milk. Tint blue. 5 Sandwich cakes together with ½ cup frosting. Spread remaining over the top and side. 6 Arrange 13 chocolate fingers around side of cake, about 4cm apart, for fence posts. Cut another 13 chocolate fingers in half. Place two halves, horizontal­ly between posts. 7 To make box, press two chocolate bars opposite each other, about 6cm apart, into the cake. Cut remaining bar in half crossways and place at either end. Sprinkle around Flake. 8 Decorate cake with carrot chocolates, spearmint leaves and Peter Rabbit picture.

 ??  ?? Introduce the kids in your life to the adventures of mischievou­s Peter Rabbit with these storybooks! There are six to collect and they’re only $2 each when you buy New Idea from Coles. Stock is limited so hop to it and start collecting today!
Introduce the kids in your life to the adventures of mischievou­s Peter Rabbit with these storybooks! There are six to collect and they’re only $2 each when you buy New Idea from Coles. Stock is limited so hop to it and start collecting today!

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