Take the stress out of your next themed party with this no bake skateboard cake. Our talented Test Kitchen team has turned basic store-bought sponge cake slabs into a fun cake all kids will love. All you need is a trip to the bakery, confectionary and cake decorating aisles of your supermarket, and you’ll have all you need to create this fabulous cake.
Ingredients
Method
Tint frosting yellow. Cut one cake slab in half crossways; secure 1½ cake slabs, short sides together on the cake board with a little frosting to create a long rectangle. Halve whole slabs crossways and position upright on cake at each end to make ramp walls; secure with a little frosting. Cut remaining cake piece in half and secure to the inside of the cake ‘walls’ to make two shorter ‘walls’. Using a serrated knife, cut a rounded ramp shape from cake, leaving a 3cm edge on either side for ramp walls. Reserve any cake trimmings, and place over the base of the ramp to build it up a little.
Spread frosting all over cake using generous amounts over the base and up the sides of the walls to make the rounded ramp shape.
Using picture as a guide, measure and trim licorice straps to cover inside surface of ramp; arrange side by side, pressing gently into frosting to secure, then place 2 pieces across the top to finish. Slice licorice allsorts into individual coloured tiles. Press tiles in a chequered pattern along both sides of ramp.
Trim and press wafers for ‘safety fence’ on outside and across the top of the cake. Using scissors, trim ends of each Fizzer into a rounded edge to create a skateboard. Press M&M’s into sides of boards. Position skateboards on ramp.
Skateboard cake recipe swaps
If your kids don’t like licorice, swap the strap on the ramp with grey-tinted vanilla frosting and replace the allsorts tiles with Starburst Chews.
What equipment do you need for this skateboard cake?
You’ll need a 20cm x 35cm (8-inch x 14-inch) rectangular cake board.
How to prepare the cake board
Cut the covering paper about 5cm larger than the board. Place the board top side down on the back of the paper. Use tape or glue to stick the paper to the board. Glue a piece of paper to the back of the board to neaten the appearance, if you like.
Photographer James Moffatt, Stylist Olivia Blackmore