Owls are really popular these days, and this beautiful Owl chocolate cake would make a great kids birthday cake. It is easy to make using these simple instructions, but looks so effective. Isn’t it cute?
Serves: 12
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
You will need: 1 x 7” square cake (Make your basic chocolate cake recipe in a 7” square tin)
Basic Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients
110g Stork with butter
150 ml semi-skimmed milk
4 teaspoons lemon juice
220g caster sugar
2 large eggs
175g plain flour, sieved with
1 teaspoon bicarbonate (of soda) and
50g cocoa powder
Icing ingredients
125g Stork with Butter
220g icing sugar, sieved
100g cocoa powder
1-2 tbsps. milk
Needed for decorations:
50g dark chocolate curls
White sugarpaste
Orange sugarpaste
Dark chocolate crisp shell chocolates (Minstrels)
A large cake board or serving plate.
Method for the owl cake
1. Mix the milk and lemon juice in a jug. Put aside.
2. Place Stork and sugar in a mixing bowl and cream together until light and fluffy. (approx. 1 ½ min with electric hand mixer).
3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in dry ingredients until well blended.
4. Stir in milk to the mix until smooth.
5. Place the mix in a square greased and lined cake tin. Bake on middle shelf of oven 180°C, 160°C fan, Gas 4 for about 70 minutes.
6. For the icing beat together the Stork with the icing sugar, and half of the cocoa powder (50g) adding a couple of tablespoons of milk to give a soft spreadable consistency.
7. Trim the domed top from the cake. Add the icing to the cake to create the eyes and the bib of the owl using the cake template
8. Beat the remaining 50g of cocoa powder into the icing to darken it , adding a little more milk if necessary. Use to coat the sides of the cake and to fill in the rest of the owl’s body.
9. Use chocolate curls to create the wings and owls ears.
10. Cut out 2 round circles from white sugarpaste and place into position on the owl eyes. Cut out an orange circle to make a bird beak.
11. Add 2 round chocolates for the pupils of the eyes.
12. Serve.
More Kids Cake Decorating Ideas
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- Pirate Cake Ideas
- Fire Truck Cake Ideas
- Kids Birthday Cake Ideas
- Easy Birthday Cake Recipes
- No Bake Train Cake
- Elderflower fairy cakes
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Owl cake recipe and imagery credit: Stork
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That looks amazing and seems easy to make for a birthday cake , i might have to try this myself for my daughters birthday as she loves chocolate cake xx
What a great cake. Pinned it to my “food art” board! 🙂
This is the cutest cake! My only problem would be that I wouldn’t want to let anyone eat him, lol!
I LOVE THIS OWL CAKE! I will have to show it to my daughter who loves owls. Maybe her next birthday cake. Thx for linking it up at the Thoughtful Spot!
What a Cake!!!!!!!!!! I love it…..o it gets fit for me and for my family.
I really really like it!! Haven’t thought about that!
I’m in. Thank you so much !
Look fantastic! I’m gonna try to make one !!
The chocolate recipes you share are simple and delicious. I will save the formula.
The chocolate recipes you share are simple and delicious. I will save the formula. thanks you.