The Australian Womens Weekly Food — Issue 27 2017

Kids’ Party

AWW FOOD • ISSUE TWENTY SEVEN 123

INVITATIONS

So easy to make, these key ring

invitations are something that the

kids can use after the party. Just

attach a disco ball to a key ring,

then also attach a coloured tag with

the party details. Another idea for

party invitations is to use a marking

pen to write the party details on

a blank CD, then pop this into a

coloured CD case. Small disco

balls are available from party shops

and discount stores.

DISCO CAKE

PREP + COOK TIME 2 HOURS (+ STANDING)

SERVES 12

To give this cake a disco feel, tint cake

mixture different colours, then marble

together in the baking dish before baking.

3 x 340g packets buttercake mix

30cm x 46cm prepared board

PINK BUTTERCREAM

250g butter, softened

3 cups (480g) icing sugar

4 tablespoons milk

pink food colouring

DECORATIONS

yellow, red, green and orange fruit rings

yellow, purple, red, green and

orange “fruitsalad” soft jellies

yellow, purple, red, green

and orange jelly beans

yellow, purple, red, green

and orange mixed lollies

yellow, purple, red, green

and orange Smarties

2cm silver disco ball

silver edible glitter

4 x 30cm silver pipe cleaners

(tinsel sticks)

1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan;

grease and line a deep 26cm x 36cm

baking dish.

2 Make cakes according to the

directions on packets, pour into

dish; level surface. Bake for 1 hour.

Stand cake in pan for 10 minutes

before turning, top−side up, onto

a wire rack to cool completely.

3 Meanwhile,make pink buttercream.

4 Using a serrated knife, level the

top of the cooledcake. Placecake on

prepared board, cut−side down.

Spread the buttercream all over cake.

5 Sort lollies into five small bowls

according to colour.

6 Mark out the letters “DISCO” on

the cake with a skewer.

7 Using one colour for each letter,

arrange lollies, overlapping, pressing

to secure to cake. Position disco ball

above the “i”. Sprinkle edible glitter

all over top of cake.

8 Position pipe cleaners around

the base of the cake.

PINK BUTTERCREAM

Beat butter in small bowl with an

electric mixer until as white as possible.

Gradually beat in half the sifted icing

sugar, the milk, then the remaining

icing sugar. Tint with food colouring.