Name: Fairy wings
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 85 min
Ingredients: Decorations; pink smarties; small heart lollies; dolly mixture; strawberry super sour lassos; pink sprinkles; pink and purple flowers; fairy wand and tiara; basic butter cake or 340 g packet butter cake; 40 centimetre prepared rectangular board; 1 quantity butter cream icing; pink colouring

Fairy wings

Unleash your inner magic with the help of Women's Day and create this delightful fairy wings cake. You could experiment with all kinds of colours and sweets to create different effects.

Makes 1

Prep

45M

Cook

40M

Total

1H 25M

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Ingredients

Decorations

pink smarties

small heart lollies

dolly mixture

strawberry super sour lassos

pink sprinkles

pink and purple flowers

fairy wand and tiara

basic butter cake or 340 g packet butter cake

40 centimetre prepared rectangular board

1 quantity butter cream icing

pink colouring

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C (160°C fan forced). Lightly grease and line a 20cm round cake pan.

2.Make cake one following packet instructions. Pour into prepared pan. Smooth top.

3.Bake for 35-40 minutes, until cooked when tested. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

4.Cut cake in half through the centre and place on board with cut edges facing out, slanting in slightly (follow picture for shape).

5.Tint icing pale pink. Spread icing over top and sides of each wing.

6.DECORATIONS: Place smarties and hearts along outside edges of wings. Place pink dolly mixture along middle. Cut sour lassos and arrange on wings to form uneven ridges. Cover with sprinkles. Arrange flowers in corners of wings and on board. Decorate board with tiara and wand.

makes 1 cake
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