How to Bake a Union Jack Cake
This show-stopping patriotic cake makes the perfect centrepiece at your street party! It uses Renshaw's Ready to Roll icings in white, ruby red, and navy blue to decorate a cake fit for a King!
Follow our step-by-step instructions to find out how to decorate this bright Union Jack cake and wow your party guests.
You will need
How to make
* Round Cake Board
* Renshaw Ready to Roll Icing 250g - White, Navy Blue, Ruby Red
* 21cm Round Cake Pan x2
* Rolling Pin
* Knife
* 225g Unsalted Butter - Softened
* 225g Caster Sugar
* 2tsp Vanilla Extract
* 4 Large Eggs
* 200g Self-Raising Flour
* 25g Cornflour
* 3tbsp Milk
For Decorating
* 4tbsp Raspberry Jam
* 125g Unsalted Butter - Softened
* 400g Icing Sugar
* 3tbsp Milk
* 1tsp Vanilla Extract
* Cooled Boiled Water
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / gas mark 4.
Put one layer of the cake on a cake board and spread the top with 4 tablespoons of raspberry jam.
Trim excess icing.
Tip: To give a sheen to the surface, smooth with the palm of your hand.
Cut a further two strips of white icing, each 1.5cm wide, and place and stick on a diagonal across the cake.
Trim at the base of the cake and cut off the overlapping white strips.
Repeat the process with the red icing. Cut the first two strips 1cm wide and the diagonal strips 1cm wide. Trim and stick on top of the white icing with cooled boiled water, again cutting off any overlaps.
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