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A spacey cake for my friend
My friend threw a Doctor Who themed birthday party so I made her a cake of the lovely Tardis!

Posted by Knittin' Kitten from Liverpool, England, United Kingdom • Published See Knittin' Kitten's 31 projects »
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  • How to decorate a character cake. Tardis Cake - Step 1
    Step 1

    I baked a very simple sponge with cocoa powder in. Can't find the recipe though unfortunately! I cooked it in a bread load tin, left it to cool before putting it in the fridge for a few hours, then I cut it in half with a bread knife.

  • How to decorate a character cake. Tardis Cake - Step 2
    Step 2

    I covered one side with a generous amount of home redcurrant and blackcurrant jam - yum!

  • How to decorate a character cake. Tardis Cake - Step 3
    Step 3

    After sandwiching them back together, I covered it completely with buttercream icing with blue food paste.

  • How to decorate a character cake. Tardis Cake - Step 4
    Step 4

    To get the outline of the door, I rolled out some icing to the right size and shape and then cut out the squares. Ideally I would have done this with a craft knife but didn't have a suitable one so used a knife instead.

  • How to decorate a character cake. Tardis Cake - Step 5
    Step 5

    I put the door outline on the cake and then covered it lightly with some more of the buttercream to blend it in a bit.

  • How to decorate a character cake. Tardis Cake - Step 6
    Step 6

    I used the cut out squares from the outline to make the window details. I just drew the design on with an edible pen, most of the writing was scribbled, then I slotted them back in where they were cut out which was nice and simple.
    I used tiny bits to do the handles as well.

  • How to decorate a character cake. Tardis Cake - Step 7
    Step 7

    I made the little lamp on top from icing, glued it on with the buttercream and put a bit more on top to get the right colour.

    I then cut out a small thin strip of the rolled icing and drew out the outline of the letters, filling in the rest so only they were left. And that's it!

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Jess W.
Jess W.
cool
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CO + K User

Jeezus! This is amazing!
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