Recipe

Frankfurt the sausage dog cake

Calling all little dog lovers! Frankfurt, the sausage dog is a delicious and easy chocolate covered sponge roll. Don't forget to add his bowl of M&M's dog food!

Sep 30, 2015 2:00pm
  • 1 hr preparation
  • Makes 1
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Ingredients

Equipment
  • 30 centimetre x 45cm rectangular cake board
  • wooden toothpicks
  • wooden skeweers
Cake
  • 3 x chocolate rollettes
  • 400 gram packet chocolate sponge roll
  • 125 gram double chocolate-chip muffin
  • 453 gram tub chocolate frosting
Decorations
  • 1 x 5cm piece smooth licorice
  • 2 red sour straps
  • 1 white marshmallow
  • 1 black jelly bean
  • 6 white tic tacs
  • 2 chocolate monte biscuits
  • 1 jelly sweetheart
  • 1 yellow bootlace
  • 1/2 cup brown mini m&m’s and small bowl (for dog ‘kibble’ and bowl )

Method

Frankfurt the sausage dog cake
  • 1
    Cut 2 rollettes in half. Using picture as a guide, position large sponge roll (body) on top of halved rollettes (legs) on cake board, securing with a little frosting and toothpicks, if needed.
  • 2
    Position muffin on its side on top of one end of the sponge roll to make head (flat end at front); secure with skewers, trimming if necessary. Trim 1cm from remaining rollette and discard; secure remaining rollette to muffin for snout with a little frosting and toothpicks. Use a small serrated knife to trim back end of dog into a rounded shape.
  • 3
    Spread frosting all over cake. Using a small knife, press lightly into frosting to make short fur.
  • 4
    Cut a small slice from the licorice, shape into a triangular shape and position for nose. Cut a 2cm thin piece of sour strap; split it halfway down length; position as an upside-down ‘Y’ shape under the nose.
  • 5
    Cut marshmallow in half; position, cut-side up, for eyes. Cut jelly bean in half, secure on top of marshmallows. Cut Tic Tacs in half; position for claws.
  • 6
    Trim end of licorice piece into a point; push into cake to make tail. Attach biscuits for ears, securing with a little frosting.
  • 7
    To make collar, trim sour strap to fit round dog’s neck. Pierce heart with a skewer, push through a piece of bootlace and position around the collar piece for tag. Secure dog’s collar around neck with a little frosting and a toothpick if needed.

Notes

The sponge roll used here has a diameter of 10cm and a length of 16cm. Remove toothpicks and skewers before serving.

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