Woman's Day
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1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 20 x 30cm deep cake pan with baking paper.
2.Spoon cake mixture into pan and smooth top. Bake for 40-45 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely. Trim top of cake to create a flat, even surface.
3.Dust a clean workbench with cornflour. Roll quarter fondant into a 4 x 70cm strip. Create thin lines with a skewer and ruler to resemble pages.
4.Brush top and sides of cake all over with jam. Wrap fondant strip around cake, leaving one long end uncovered (this will be the spine of the book).
5.Knead red colouring into remaining fondant until smooth. Using a rolling pin, roll into a 24 x 32cm rectangle. Lift icing onto rolling pin and drape over cake, covering bare edge and top. Gently press down with floured hands. Trim edges if required.
6.Arrange liquorice strap down spine of book, leaving a 2-3cm edge. Make indents with fork handle across spine of book. Decorate cake with liquorice stars, writing gel, toy spiders and other spooky stuff!
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