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Chocolate Butter Icing

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Sunshine_and_Roses
Sunshine_and_Roses Posts: 1,029 Forumite
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I am looking to decorate a cake like a racetrack. I have bought some roll-out icing for the base, which has cost me more than I thought, so I want to make some butter icing for the main 'racetrack'.

Can anyone give me some recipes or quantities I can use? Will it be the same consistency needed to pipe around the bottom of the cake and to decorate the top?

Thanks for your suggestions.

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  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
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    Try this. Sift 25g cocoa and 300g icing sugar a spoonfull at a time into 175g soft butter.

    This should be fine for icing and piping. If you need it a bit stiffer (if the weather's warmer, it'll be softer) add a bit more icing/cocoa.

    Will you post pics of the finished cake?

    Penny. x
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  • jimsmum
    jimsmum Posts: 4,044 Forumite
    id like to see the finished cake too!!!
    I'd love to make my own bday cakes,would have saved me a tenner a few weeks ago!! it may inspire me.
    good luck making.
    I heart The Capital ;)
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