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Teddy Christening cake
Photo: David Holifield

Teddy Christening cake

27 ingredients Serves 45 - 50 openrecipes
Teddy Christening cake

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

683
Calories
23g
Protein
47g
Fat
42g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 10 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Biscuit 1 medium (45g) 166
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cake not in our table 0
Marzipan not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0
Rabbit 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 15cm light fruitcake (see related recipes)
  • 1 x 23cm zingy lemon cake (see related recipes)
  • icing sugar , for dusting
  • 200g smooth apricot jam
  • 500g pack marzipan
  • 500g white ready-to-roll icing 'regal ice' (for the cake drum)
  • 500g white ready-to-roll icing 'regal ice' (for the 15cm fruitcake)
  • 1kg white ready-to-roll icing 'regal ice' (for the 23cm lemon cake)
  • light brown or 'teddy bear brown' food colouring paste
  • pink or 'fuschia' food colouring paste
  • blue or 'bluebell' food colouring paste
  • edible glue
  • 500g icing sugar , sifted
  • 250g unsalted butter , softened
  • finely grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 15cm (6") cake tin and cake board
  • 23cm (9") cake tin and cake board
  • 30cm (12") cake drum
  • a wide rolling pin
  • a large smooth surface
  • cake smoother (optional)
  • toothpicks
  • a paintbrush
  • a small sieve or icing sugar dredger
  • a 15cm cake box
  • a 30cm cake box
  • A selection of baby-themed biscuit cutters , we used a teddy bear, a duck and a small rabbit (you don't want any of your cutters to be over 7cm tall as they will be too big for the depth of the cake)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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