Mickey Mouse Cake Recipe

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Walt Disney's first animated cartoon creation"Mickey Mouse" turns 80 today. So what best way to celebrate the day without the Mickey mouse cake.

Mickey Mouse made his debut in "Steamboat Willie" at the Colony Theater in New York and since then the funny cartoon character has reined the cartoon world for last 8 decades. The famous cartoon was voiced by none other than Walt Disney himself.

Although he is 80, Mickey is still the timeless cartoon. Mickey is always the same as time goes by and has evolved a favorite among all generations. Mickey mouse is the main character in the Disney owned channel's Playhouse Disney series and is the main icon of all ceremonies in Disney World and all the other Disney parks.

He is also the favorite cake recipe across the globe and all children would want a mickey mouse cake for their birthday.

It is Mickey mouse's 80th anniversary, so make the celebration more delightful with this mouth watering mickey mouse cake recipe.

Mickey Mouse Cake Recipe -

Ingredients for the chocolate cake:

230g butter (melted)

400 g sugar (preferably caster)

4 eggs

10ml vanilla (syrup)

55g cocoa (powder)

125g flour

Pinch of salt

Pinch of baking powder

Ingredients for the chocolate frosting:

80g butter (melted)

45g cocoa (powder)

4 tsp milk

180 g sugar (icing)

White chocolate (for Mickey's face)

Milk chocolate (buttons to decorate)

You'll also need:

1 round baking tin (big for face)

2 pudding tins (for the ears)

Method

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a grease proof paper into the three tins.

2. Take a bowl and add melted butter, sugar, eggs, and 1tsp vanilla. Sifted cocoa, flour, salt, and baking powder and all stir all ingredients together. Divide the batter into three for the face and ears and spread the batter into the three tins.

3. Bake the tins in the preheated oven for upto 35 mins.

4. To prepare the frosting, add the melted butter and sifted cocoa in a saucepan and cook for about 1 min on a low heat. Add milk and sifted icing sugar.

5. For decorations: Place the large round cake on a plate and place the two small cakes either side at the top of the cake for Mickey's ears.

6.Frost chocolate on the cake while they're still hot. Melt white chocolate and place in an icing bag and draw Mickey's face, eyes on the cake. Decorate the mickey chocolate cake with some more chocolate colorful gems.

Mickey mouse cake recipe serves: 10

Prep time: 40 - 45 mins
Cooking time: 40 mins
Total time: 1 hr 10 mins

Relish the yummy chocolate Mickey mouse cake watching your favorite iconic cartoon and also let us know how it turned out.