What you'll make
Picture the two of you with one knife between you, cutting into a smooth white cake with a little cluster of fresh roses while everyone crowds in with their phones. Nobody will guess it came off a supermarket shelf the day before. About £31 for a cake that feeds 25.
Materials (per item)
- plain white iced celebration cake (large) · 1 cakethe cake itself, cut into 25 slices£22.00
- tub of vanilla frosting · 1 tuba fresh smooth coat or a neat border£1.95
- fresh white roses · 1 small bunchthe flowers on top of the cake£4.00
- cling film · 1 mwraps each rose stem before it goes in£0.04
- paper drinking straws · 6 strawssleeves so stems never touch the cake£1.00
- Mr and Mrs cake topper · 1sits on top of the cake£2.50
- DIY cost each£31.49
Tools
- Palette knife or butter knife
- Cake scraper or a clean ruler
- Cake stand or flat tray at least 5 cm bigger than the cake
- Sharp scissors or floral snips
- Kitchen roll
- Long sharp knife and a jug of hot water for cutting
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