Caterpillar Cake

Prep time

Minutes

Cook time

Minutes

Serves

Adults

Difficulty

Easy - Med - Hard

Caterpillar Cake

A treasured childhood story, the Very Hungry Caterpillar inspired this child's fantasy cake. A novelty cakes for a child's birthday can bring joy, excitement... and a satisfied stomach, so here's one for the ages!

Preparation time

1 hour

Cooling time

6 hours

Serves

Approximately 12 pieces

Ingredients

1 x 500ml thickened cream

1 teaspoon caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

2 x 250g packet of Choc Ripple biscuits

For the Icing

1 x 500ml thickened cream

1 teaspoon caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Red, light green, dark green and yellow food colouring

For the decorations

Fayna metre of licorice

1 Fayna Big Boss, halved

Method

Use an electric beater to beat the cream, sugar and vanilla in a bowl until firm peaks form.
Spread a little of the cream mixture along a serving platter to make the base.
Stand 1 biscuit upright on its edge and spread with cream mixture. Place another biscuit alongside and sandwich together
Continue layering with cream mixture and remaining biscuits to form your desired caterpillar shape

For icing

To make icing, mix cream, caster sugar and vanilla essence until smooth
Divide icing mixture into three separate bowls
Keep a tablespoon of icing mixture aside for deceration
Add a few drops of desired colouring to each of the three bowls to make a bowl of light green, dark green and red icing. Mix until combined.
Spoon icing mixture into piping bag and attach desired nozzle. Pipe icing onto chocolate ripple cake

For decorations

For decorations, cut licorice into leg shaped pieces as well as two ovals for the eyes
Colour the tablespoon of icing mixture that was set aside with yellow colouring
Ice eyes and layer with oval licorice pieces
Place legs in place
Place halved Big Boss pieces as antennae
Refrigerate for 6 hours to set
Serve and enjoy!