Peppa Pig and family cake

Ingredients

For the cake

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

For decorating

• Pink, white and black buttercream or fondant
• Pink and black food coloring
• Piping bags and tips in different sizes
• Toy figures of Peppa Pig and her family
• Round and heart-shaped cookie cutters
• Edible sugar sheets printed with Peppa Pig and her family

Step-by-step preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and prepare two round cake pans with nonstick spray or butter and flour.
2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
4. Add half the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat on low speed until combined. Then add the milk and vanilla, followed by the rest of the flour. Beat on low speed until the batter is smooth.
5. Pour the batter into the pans and bake for 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before turning them out onto a rack to cool completely.
7. To decorate, cover each layer with pink buttercream or fondant. Use food coloring to create black for the details.
8. Use the round and heart-shaped cutters to make white and pink fondant pieces for the ears, eyes, snouts and cheeks of Peppa and her family. Use a piping bag and tip to add fine details to the fondant pieces.
9. Arrange the fondant pieces on the cake to create the faces of Peppa and her family. You can use the toy figures to represent their bodies on the cake.
10. Use the edible printed sugar sheets of Peppa Pig and her family to decorate the top of the cake.