Name: Sail away on a birthday boat cake
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 250 g butter; 250 g caster sugar; 4 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 250 g self raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 6 tbsp strawberry jam; 200 g light blue ready to roll icing; Skewer, paper and scissors

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Make a special boat cake for your child's birthday

Sail away with me ….. try your hand at this birthday boat cake. With a yummy jam centre, this cake will be a show stopper at any party.

Sail away on a birthday boat cake

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

Cake

250 g butter
250 g caster sugar
4 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
250 g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder

Decoration

6 tbsp strawberry jam
200 g light blue ready to roll icing
Skewer, paper and scissors

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 160c (fan)/180c/Gas Mark 4.
Grease 2 x 8” sandwich cake tins well and line with non-stick baking paper.
Place all the cake ingredients in a large bowl and beat together until the cake mixture is even and well combined.
Split the mixture between the tins and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden and springy to the touch.
Turn cakes onto a wire rack and allow to cool fully.
Sandwich together the cakes with half of the jam. Spread the remaining jam onto the top of the cake.
Roll out a circle of the icing on your work surface which should be very lightly dusted with icing sugar – slightly larger than the top of the cake. Lift into position on the top of the cake. Allow the extra to hang over the side of the cake and shape it into ripples gently with your fingertips.
Cut out simple shapes for the boat and sails and secure to a skewer. Insert into the centre of the cake.
Serve.

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1 grams
Amount Per Serving:Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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Helen Neale

Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, website editor and a qualified counsellor with experience of working with both children and adults.She is a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapists, with her own private practise. She also freelances with her local Mind organisation.Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, use those grey cells at the same time, and supplement her counselling income.KiddyCharts has reach of over 680k across socials and the site. The site works with big family brands to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10. She is a specialist counsellor for neurodivergent individuals and brings this expertise to her resources and the site. She is also an ADHDer herself.KiddyCharts gives 51%+ profits to charities, focused on supporting mental health and a community in TanzaniaHelen has also worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on.Get in touch TODAY!