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Simple snowflake cake
Photo: David Holifield

Simple snowflake cake

9 ingredients 30 min Covers a 20cm round Christmas cake openrecipes
Simple snowflake cake

A simple, but sophisticated decoration for a homemade or bought cake - it'll only take half an hour

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

191
Calories
6g
Protein
5g
Fat
30g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Cake not in our table 0
Marzipan not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 x 20cm round Christmas cake , homemade (see 'Goes well with' recipe) or bought
  • 1 tbsp clear honey
  • 300g marzipan
  • 2 egg whites
  • about 500g sifted icing sugar
  • 1 tsp glycerine
  • silver dragees
  • approx 65cm wide silver ribbon (available from cake decorating suppliers or stationers)
  • approx 65cm clear snowflake ribbon (available from Paperchase)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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