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 12To 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 boardPINK BUTTERCREAM
250g butter, softened
3 cups (480g) icing sugar
4 tablespoons milk
pink food colouringDECORATIONS
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.