Realistic Character Cakes for Birthdays

Name: Realistic Character Cakes for Birthdays
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 18 cm diameter cake Spongecake; 2 cartons Heavy cream; 60 grams Sugar; 1 Fruit (I recommend kiwi and canned peaches); 1 Cookie or Chocolate pen (for the face)

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I made this for my child's birthday because I wanted to surprise her.

-Whip the heavy cream on the firm side.
-I recommend a lot of fruit and a little bit of cream in the middle (Just enough for a filler)! (You'll be using a lot of cream on the outside)
-I don't recommend cutting it when you eat it (because it's cute), but everyone should use a fork to eat it. For one 18 cm [7.1 in] bowl cake mold. Recipe by kcochibi

I made this for my child's birthday because I wanted to surprise her.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I made this for my child's birthday because I wanted to surprise her.

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Ingredients

18 cmdiameter cake Spongecake
Ingredients for the filling and outside:
2cartons Heavy cream
60 gramsSugar
Filling and Decoration
1Fruit (I recommend kiwi and canned peaches)
1Cookie or Chocolate pen (for the face)

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Steps

1

Add heavy cream and sugar into a bowl. Whip until very stiff peaks form. This is an important point in decorating the cake.
2

Slice the spongecake horizontally into 3 layers. Cut the top slice into 4 strips.
3

In an 18 cm bowl, place 1 sheet of spongecake. Place the 4 cut strips on top. Lightly push to make the pieces fit evenly.
4

Cut the fruit (it tastes better when there's a lot) into small cubes. Add about 1/4 of the whipped cream (adjust according to the amount of fruit), and mix.
5

Add the mixture from Step 4 into the spongecake prepared in Step 3. Stuff it until becomes almost like a lid on the spongecake.
6

Place the remaining spongecake on top, cover with a lid and gently push from the top to even it out.
7

Flip it onto a plate and cover completely with whipped cream. If you decorate as in Step 9, coat with cream as thinly as possible. You can skip Step 9 if you want.
8

If you do not decorate the cake as seen in Step 9, cut a milk carton and use the wide portion to lightly brush on the cream. This technique looks so pretty when finished!
9

Using a star shaped decorating tip, pipe stars in a circle. If you use some strength at the top while squeezing, it will look pretty.
10

When you finish covering the whole cake, decorate however you want using cookies, chocolate or a chocolate pen.
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I made the ears from square cookies placed diagonally. The eyes and nose are chocolate covered almonds, the whiskers are chocolate pen. The flower by the ear is made from strawberries.
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I made a rabbit version too. I added Monin-brand strawberry syrup to the cream to make a pink color. The eyes and nose are chocolate pieces, the mouth is made with a chocolate decorating pen! It's realistically fluffy and cute.
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The ears are Oreo cookies, the cheeks are strawberries, the eyes and nose are drawn with chocolate pens. Garnishing with a message on cookies is ok too.
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Mix heavy cream and cocoa powder with a tiny bit of boiling water. The eyes are chocolate covered almonds, the nose is made from cookies with strawberry jam.
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Here's the Mickey version: the big ears are baby senbei (rice cracker). Since they're heavy, I supported them with wafers. I tried cutting the strawberries and mango into little hearts.
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Here's the Anpanman version: the eyebrows, eyes, and mouth are made from chocolate pen. The nose and cheeks are cookies!
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The pink is strained blueberry jam mixed with cream. The ears are 2 round baby senbei (rice crackers) covered with cream drawn as hearts.
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It's also cute if you use a small bowl or tea cup to make mini cakes.