Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Reach Domestic Goddess Status with this Australia Day Cake


Wanna rock your Australia Day BBQ with the cutest Aussie Flag cake ever?  Well come on in and I'll show you how!!!!  If I was to say this wasn't fiddly, I'd be telling lies, but I've done all the hard work here and figured out how to do it (almost), so the second time should be alot easier!!!!!


The Union Jack bit was the fiddliest, but since when did the Brits stop giving their Aussie cousins a bit of jip anyway?  I'll tell ya...... they didn't!!!!    Isn't that why we are all here in our new island home, rubbing shoulders and celebrating Australia Day so heartily together.  Cause the mother country, which ever one that be, gave our ancestors or us a rougher deal than we get here. The Brits and the Aussies have a friendly rivalry, which is usually played out on the sporting field.  Lots of Aussies want the Union Jack out of our flag for what it means symbolically, but I like it!!!  It's our history.

Most of my friends down here on the Northern Beaches of Sydney are from England.  Don't know if it's sheer numbers.  There's lots here, cause I guess if you're going to immigrate to Australia, why not live next to what Australia is famous for?  Her gorgeous beaches. The Brits and I seem to have a similar sense of humour and lots of laughs.  Quite often I am the token Aussie at the table.....funny!!!!!!


Anyhoo once you get past the Union Jack fiddle, an icon I think is uber stylish by the way,  the cake is quite easy to assemble.  I hung a flag over my lounge chairs so I could follow the design!!!!! But clearly that didn't work!!!! I've just walked out into the living room to have another look at the flag and realised I didn't get it right.  I forgot the horizontal red stripe of St Georges Cross.  But you get the idea and to be honest anymore strawberries in there would have just about done my head in.  


So to put it together, I bought lots of navy and red fruit


Made sure I had some stiff cream cheese frosting, that meant I didn't need any white fruit and that it was easy to work with.




So once you've made a half decent, if a little wonky looking Union Jack, border it with blue berries


Next make the six stars.  I made them too small and ended up having to add more berries to the circumference so they looked bigger.  I eventually settled on six berries, but I think they could even be bigger, looking at the final result.


Then fill in the cake with blue berries.  This is Stephanie Alexander's Simple Carrot Cake and it's fabulous and quick to make.  I made a double quantity here and cooked it for an hour instead of 40 minutes and it worked fine.  Go here for the recipe

The frosting I made for this one was a little different, as I wanted it real stiff.  I used
250g cream cheese at room tamp
150 g butter at room temp
125 g sifted icing sugar
Beat until smooth





The Beach House Boys are doing another regatta this week and today is the lay day.  Guess what they are getting for morning tea!!!!!!!


Even if you don't decorate this cake as an Australian Flag, it is a fabulous one to entertain with.  It's super moist, easy and goes a long way.  And most of all it tastes great!!!!
For my other simple baking ideas have a look here.

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24 comments :

  1. suuuuper cool!!

    & as you know- we love a table of Brits- and were always the token Aussie's at a table for the last 4 years!

    How gorgeous has the weather been- we are in heaven!!

    Melissa - Miss Sew & So
    xx

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  2. Your cake looks sensational. I love a good carrot cake recipe. I'll be trying this!! Leahx

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  3. Yum, it looks so delicious. And very patriotic too!

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  4. good job - I can imagine my girls eating all the berries and leaving me with all the cake... which is not such a bad thing... aside from my new year's resolution - he he. well done. x

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  5. Scrummy and oh so clever!
    I've bookmarked this in my recipe file and we'll see how patriotic I get on the actual day.

    Hoping that the weather is glorious and the seas calm in your little patch of paradise today,

    xx

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  6. the cake looks very yummy!! but i'm not a fan of the union jack on our flag.
    x

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  7. Oh you have loads of patience to put that together! It does look amazing though. ;-)

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  8. That cake looks delicious. Love the fresh berries! Makes me want cake.

    Holly

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  9. Can't believe you're thinking about Oz Day already! OMG how organised are you! Looks so delicious. We'll be lucky to have a snag on the day, if I ever get through unpacking 8000 boxes! We must be way overdue for another lunch, so how about when school starts we get together?

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  10. What a great idea...I may do this with my next pav!

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  11. Oh this cake look super divine! I will definately be trying this - looks wonderful :)

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  12. Looks awesome Pround to be an Aussie Hope you have a great day my friend.

    Always Wendy

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  13. This looks so delicious and moist! Happy! Happy Australian Day!

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  14. How fun to see! You did a splendid job and I'll bet it tasted wonderful.

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  15. This looks like my kind of cake. BTW! I always look forward to none ting with you and happenings in your part of the world.

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  16. Awesome! ... a really nice looking cake :)
    Happy Australia Day for the 26th!!

    Greetings from Queensland♥

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  17. "Fiddly." "A bit of jip." LOVE those expressions! We don't get to hear a lot of that every day here in the Midwestern U.S. where I live, so it's always fascinating! Beautiful cake, Carolyn! I think the fruit design looks quite like the Union Jack. Very well done! Have a good weekend!

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  18. OMG my mum was just telling me today about a show that made the American flag cake and she wants us to try it for Australia Day with our flag. You my friend are a genius. I just emailed this to her and we are going to give it a try - thank you:) xx

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  19. Love the cake - happy "straya' day!

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  20. So fun. Have a great DAY!

    - The Tablescaper

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  21. YUM! It really does look delicious :) HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!

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  22. Why oh why do I click on food thumbnails when I'm hungry? Delicious! Mouth watering! Wishing my laptop had taste-a-vision ...

    Thank you so much for joining our "impossibilities" challenge and link party!

    Linda
    itallstartedwithpaint@gmail.com

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  23. This looks so good. Yum! Fun to see your projects at the party! Karah

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