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Hungry Caterpillar Cake Hack
Dessert

Hungry Caterpillar Cake Hack

30 minServes 12Nutri-Score E€€
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what you need

Ingredients

12 people
  • round frosted cake (already covered in icing)Bakery1 piece
  • buttercream (divided into red and 3 shades of green)Dairy400 g
  • red food coloring (for the head)Pantry5 ml
  • green food coloring (3 different shades for the body)Pantry15 ml
  • M&M's (for the feet)Pantry12 pieces
  • sherbet fizz sticks (for the remaining details)Pantry4 pieces

per serving

Nutrition

246kcal

Carbs
27 g
Proteins
1 g
Fat
15 g

step by step

Method

  1. Cut the head

    • Use a circle cutter and push it into the centre of the cake.
    • That centre piece is going to be the head.
    Step 1
  2. Cut the body rings

    • Cut the outside ring in half.
    • Then cut the bottom half of that half in half again.
    Step 2
  3. Flip and stick to the board

    • Flip the pieces over.
    • Stick the cake pieces to the board using the icing that's already on the cake.
    Step 3
  4. Arrange the caterpillar

    • Arrange all the pieces into the shape of a caterpillar.
    Step 4
  5. Pipe the buttercream

    • Use red buttercream for the head and 3 different shades of green for the body.
    • Alternate all 3 colours and pipe them down the body until the whole thing is covered.
    Step 5
  6. Smooth the piping

    • Use a small palette knife to smooth out the piping.
    Step 6
  7. Finishing touches

    • Use M&M's for the feet.
    • Use sherbet fizz sticks for the remaining details.
    Step 7