* 2 Large plain sponge cakes * Jam * Buttercream * Chocolate buttons * Strawberry buttons * Yellow colored sugar or yellow sherbet * Cocktail sticks * Cowboy and Indian toys
Step 2: Jam and sponge Sandwich your two sponge cakes together using the jam. The sticky jam will help them stay together when you put them up on end.
Step 3: Cut and shape cake Cut off one side of the cake so it can stand on end. Then carve it into a triangle with curved sides.
Trim the edges to make a cone shape.
Trim the off cuts into a triangular slice, and position this on end against the sides of the larger cake to enhance the shape of the cone.
Step 4: Buttercream Cover the whole construction with white buttercream, using a pallette knife to smooth it onto the cake.
Step 5: Teepee Stick five cocktail sticks into the top of the cake - these will be the poles supporting the teepee.
Press a zig-zag line of chocolate buttons into the buttercream, all the way around the bottom of the cake. Repeat this pattern higher up as well.
Finish the cake by running a knife up the center of the front panel, to give the impression of an entrance.
Sand
Spread a thin layer of buttercream over the board around the cake. Using a spoon, sprinkle yellow sugar over the buttercream to create sand. Press some cowboy and Indian figures into the sand.
Note From Grandpa Mike
Jan:
This here cowboy (or cowgirl) birthday cake will be so much fun for any little buckaroo's birthday party.
Imagine the look on your child's face when you come out with this creative cowboy birthday cake.
Cowboy (or Cowgirl) Birthday Party Supplies
Here's the perfect match for your Cowboy birthday cake, all the Cowboy - Western party supplies you'll need.
Your Cowboy birthday cake and these great party supplies all add up to one great big rootin, tootin fun birthday bash.
