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Sculpted Dog Cake (Lilo)
Dessert

Sculpted Dog Cake (Lilo)

12 hServes 12Nutri-Score E€€€
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what you need

Ingredients

12 people
  • cake (baked and cooled, ready to carve)Bakery1.5 kg
  • dark chocolate (melted, for sculpting ears, tongue, teeth and details)Pantry800 g
  • buttercream (for crumb coat and shaping the muzzle)Dairy500 g
  • black food coloring (for the eyes and nose)Pantry10 ml
  • white food coloring (for the teeth and eye highlights)Pantry10 ml

per serving

Nutrition

683kcal

Carbs
75 g
Proteins
6 g
Fat
40 g

step by step

Method

  1. Study the reference photos

    • Compare the sculpted cake with photos of Lilo
    • Adjust the position of the eyes to fix the shape of the face
    Step 1
  2. Sculpt the face features

    • Shape the nose
    • Carve and place the teeth
    • Form the mouth
    • Shape the remaining muzzle details
    Step 2
  3. Take a break and reassess

    • Step away and take a shower to reset your eyes
    • Come back and finish the small details on the face
    Step 3
  4. Add the ears

    • Shape the ears from thick melted chocolate
    • Position them so they look like they defy gravity
    • Hold them in place until the chocolate sets
    Step 4
  5. Add the feet details

    • Add all the small details to the paws
    Step 5
  6. Make the tongue and front teeth

    • Shape the tongue from chocolate so it looks like it hangs down naturally
    • Add the small front teeth
    • Blend the edges so it doesn't look like a solid block of chocolate
    Step 6
  7. Final check

    • Compare the cake with the photos once more
    • Finish any remaining details before the deadline
    Step 7