Christmas for kids recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has marzipan, icing, food colouring, icing, ribbon and smarties.
Santa's stocking cake
Course: Christmas for kids
Servings
4 - 8
servings
Prep time
30 mins
Ingredients
- Food Colouring: pink, green and orange food colouring (or use colours of your choice)
- Icing: 250g ready-to-roll white icing (see 'Try' tip)
- Marzipan: 18-23cm fruit cake covered with marzipan and ready-to-roll white icing
- Smarties: orange, green and pink Smarties, plus 3 small gift boxes
- Ribbon: thin red ribbon
Directions
- Knead the ready-to-roll icing until smooth, then split into three equal pieces and colour each with colouring. Roll out to approx 1/2 cm thickness and, using a template, cut out eight stocking shapes. Set aside.
- Make the royal icing and colour as before. With the end of a skewer, dot small 'spots' all over the stocking shapes (or use a piping bag). Set aside to dry. Keep the coloured icing covered with cling film until later.
- Fix the ribbon around the top edge of the cake, using a thin line of icing to help it stick. Using a little leftover coloured icing, 'hang' the stockings on the cake, just underneath the ribbon, in alternating colours. Top the cake with Smartie-filled boxes and scatter Smarties over the cake and cake board.
