WARATAH FLOWER CAKE

Want to impress everybody .... ? This is so simple , you will need a pudding bowl as the cake pan and 1 packet of buttercake mix along with 3 packets of raspberry lollies . Preheat your oven to 160 deg C . Grease a pudding bowl . Prepare the cake to packet directions . Once the cake is baked , turn out onto a wire rack to cool . Now make up a simple icing mixture using icing sugar , a little butter and a dsp of milk and a couple of drops of red food colouring . Now spread this over the cake . Place the raspberry lollies around the cake , start from the base and work your way up . I used snow peas for the leaves , placing them around the base of the cake , the warratah flower . I am seriously thinking of remaking this cake with dried fruit and presenting it as my Xmas cake. Im not a fan of royal icing and this will make a great centre piece. It is of a medium size , just right for small serves .