A4 / large supermarket sponge cake for birthday?

Mutter_2

Io07 wrote: »

Hello,
Hope one of you wonderful people can help. I've gone and ordered an A4 cake topper for my dino mad son for his 3rd (we'll probably have a kids party followed by family one). I've now realised that most supermarkets (tesco/asda) seem to do large cakes that are round and/or rich fruit!!
does nayone know where I can get a A4 sized sponge cake??
thanks!

Hope I'm not totally dense, but why worry what goes beneath it? A topper I assume is a sheet of icing with a theme?
If it is, then one or two sponges, or indeed many small ones, once hidden will suffice. Join them with a thin spread of butter icing.

I have never heard of "toppers" before and just know I will be shot down in flames due to my ignorance. Boo wha!

chocdonuty

Making a simple sponge would be easy. Either homemade or a packet mix. Also if you get some food colouring you could make the sponge and/or the buttercream a dinosaur green, boys would love that:D
(maybe even red/yellow/green buttercream for extra squeamishness!)

Io07

thank u everyone for ur replies. so many ideas!! this is what i love about this site.
will head off to my local asda tomorrow; not a costco member and i honestly couldn't bake/ use icing to save a life!
will let u know how i get on!