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Lollipop Cake

If you can’t find nerds Rope, you can use two 142 g packets nerds, sprinkled in a spiral pattern on the cake.

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If you can’t find nerds Rope, you can use two 142 g packets nerds, sprinkled in a spiral pattern on the cake.
Prep 30 mins / Cook 45 mins / Serves 10
Prep 30 mins / Cook 45 mins / Serves 10

2 x basic butter cake mixtures (see recipe) , 1 quantity basic buttercream (see recipe)

Pink food colouring , 5 x 25 g food Wonka Nerds Rope (see tip)

200 cm-long dowel , Striped paper , Pink ribbon 

1. Prepare, bake and cool two 200-cm round cakes using the basic butter cake recipe. Trim tops of cakes to level.

2. Tint buttercream with food colouring. Top one cake with 1 tbsp buttercream. Top with remaining cake. Spread top and side of cake with buttercream. Smooth with a palette knife.

3. Arrange nerd Rope in a swirl pattern on top of cake. Cover dowel with striped paper, using picture as a guide. Tie ribbon in a bow around dowel and push into side of cake, near base.