Children's Party Cakes Recipes - Pink Monkey Cake

Ingredients

• 20cm round sponge cake

• 115g butter icing

• 45ml apricot jam, warmed and sieved

• 450 cup marzipan

• 500g sugar-paste icing

• red, blue and black food coloring

• 25cm round cake board

• 2 candles and holders

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Method:

1. Trace the outline and paws of the monkey from the photograph. Enlarge to fit the cake and cut a template.

2. Split and fill the cake with butter icing. Place on the cake board and use the template to cut out the basic shape of the monkey. Use the trimmings to shape the nose and tummy. Brush with apricot jam and cover with a layer of marzipan.

3. Tint 450g/11b/3 cups of the sugar-paste icing pale pink and use to cover the cake. Leave to dry overnight.

4. Mark the position of the face and paws. Tint a little of the sugar-paste icing blue and use for the eyes. Tint a little icing black and cut out the pupils and tie.

5. Tint the remaining sugar-paste icing dark pink and cut out the nose, mouth, ears and paws. Stick all the features in place with water. Roll the trimmings into balls and place on the board to hold the candles.