Mermaid cake

Name: Mermaid cake
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300g butter softened, plus extra for the tins; 300g caster sugar; 5 large eggs beaten; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste; 1 tsp baking powder; 300g self-raising flour; purple gel food colouring (or a mixture of purple, blue and red gel colouring); 700g icing sugar; 350g butter softened; Blue or purple gel food colouring; edible pearls and silver sprinkles, or extra optional decoration; 200g white chocolate; 2 tsp gold or metallic lustre (see tip below); mermaid tail mould and small shell moulds, available online

Instructions

Prep:1h 30minCook:30min

Create a cake with the wow factor with our colourful ombre mermaid. It's a baking challenge but makes a magical party cake for kids and grown-ups alike

Updated at: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:04:16 GMT