Recipe

Periodic table cake

Periodically, it's my birthday! This is a great cake for all those little scientists out there.

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

Equipment
  • 35 centimetre x 60cm rectangular cake board
Cake
  • 2 x 450g packets double unfilled sponge slabs
  • 453 gram tub vanilla frosting
Decorations
  • 2 x 500g packets licorice allsorts
  • yellow and black writing icing

Method

Periodic table cake
  • 1
    Level cake tops. Secure 2 sponge slabs, long sides touching, on cake board. Spread tops with some of the frosting. Top with remaining cakes. Spread top and sides with frosting.
  • 2
    Using a sharp knife; cut licorice allsorts in half (You need 8 yellow, 18 orange, 23 pink and 14 green). Using picture as a guide, position coloured licorice pieces on cake to make periodic table.
  • 3
    Write element symbols onto periodic table with yellow writing icing and ‘happy birthday’ with black writing icing

Notes

You can also use ready-made coloured icing cut into squares to form the table.

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