Birdhouse Cake
The birdhouse cake is inspired by traditional birdhouses, which are used to attract birds to gardens and provide them with shelter.
This is vegetarian recipe. Dish can be prepared in 100 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 10.
Ingredients
- 200 gram Butter
- 200 gram Sugar
- 4 unit Eggs
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 200 gram All-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon Baking powder
- 100 ml Milk
- 10 drop Food coloring
- 500 gram Fondant icing
- 200 gram Assorted candies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk.
- Divide the batter into three equal portions and add food coloring to each portion.
- Pour the colored batters into separate greased and lined cake tins.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cakes to cool completely.
- Trim the tops of the cakes to create flat surfaces.
- Roll out the fondant icing and cover each cake with it.
- Stack the cakes on top of each other to create a birdhouse shape.
- Decorate the birdhouse cake with assorted candies.
- Allow the cake to rest for 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 350kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 18g28%
- Total Carbohydrate 45g15%
- Sugars 30g
- Protein 4g8%
* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.