Adorable Jelly cat Cake
This adorable Jellycat cake transforms a simple vanilla sponge into a cute character-inspired dessert that looks like the popular plush toy. With a soft buttercream exterior, strawberry ears, and candy feet, this charming cake is perfect for birthdays or just as a fun baking project.
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain flour
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- 2 eggs or substitutes: 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar + 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup milk
- 115g butter
- 3 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 225g butter (for frosting)
- 500g icing sugar (for frosting)
- 5 fresh strawberries (similar size)
- Soft toffee candies (for feet)
- Black icing (for facial features)
- Optional: small candle for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 20-23cm round cake tin.
- Beat eggs and sugar together for 7-8 minutes until light and fluffy.
- In a microwave-safe container, warm milk and butter for 1 minute.
- Sift flour and baking powder into a separate bowl.
- Add flour mixture to egg mixture in thirds, alternating with milk mixture.
- Add vegetable oil and vanilla, mix until just combined.
- Pour batter into lined cake tin and tap gently to remove air bubbles.
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cake to cool completely, then chill in freezer for 15-20 minutes.
- For frosting, beat 225g butter until white and fluffy.
- Gradually sift and add icing sugar in thirds, mixing thoroughly.
- Cut cake horizontally into two even layers.
- Spread frosting between layers and around entire cake.
- Remove stems from strawberries and position on top for ears.
- Soften toffee candies in microwave for a few seconds, then shape into feet.
- Pipe black icing to create facial features.
- Position feet at base of cake.
- Add optional candle for final decoration.