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How to decorate a Spiderman Cake

July 23, 2014 by Tania 17 Comments

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Here’s a colourful and easy way to impress a Spiderman Fan. Follow this How to decorate a Spiderman Cake guide.decorate a Spiderman Cake

I don’t remember having any such cake as a child.

My Mother was never the frilly apron type. In fact her apron was not required much as her attitude to cooking was… why ? Admittedly there was little time for cooking with four small children a Pekingese dog and a cat called Tiger who was a needy orphan after having beenΒ dumped as a 4 week old baby in Toongabbie Creek.

Much praise was bestowed upon the convenience of ready-made family pies, just add water and beat Pavlova mixes, packet cheesecakes and teenagers learning to cook. And, learn to cook we did so that the relentless parade of crumbed sausages and peas would stop.

I don’t recall having a birthday cake because my birthday is on New Years Day and we always had a family barbeque on New Years Eve. My cake would be disguised as a Pavlova or Pineapple Cheesecake (packet made) and doubled as dessert. Β On the odd occasion, when I was a little older, I remember having a passionfruit sponge from Healeys bakery near the station, resplendent with mock cream and a dome of yellow passionfruit icing.

decorate a Spiderman Cake

As I’ve grown older I often feel quite embarrassed if I am presented with a cake. It may be something to do with being brought up in a no fuss, oh that’s right it’s your birthday environment. On the other hand I live to make cakes for others. As I have previously stated most cost me money, besides the fact that I am supposed to be making them for extra income. I just want to make them perfect (as they would say on Master chef). Really.

This beauty was for a 3 year old and his 40 family members and tiny cake finger friends. His parents were very specific about the colours and so with my red and blue guidelines I set off for inspiration. Β Thanks to several people out there in the world of Pinterest I smashed together a couple of ideas and came up with this. I’ve put together a quick video so that you can see how I did it. This How to decorate a Spiderman cake is just a guide and you can add anything you like to make yours perfect too.

decorate a Spiderman Cake

How to decorate a Spiderman Cake

I've used a moist chocolate cake that is a bit of a staple of my chocolate cakes when I decorate. I doubled the recipe and used a 28 cm (12 in) tin. If you want a smaller cake just make the recipe once. It will make 2- 4 layers of a 23 cm (10 in) This recipe iuses Australian up and spoon measurements
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Ingredients
  

  • 500 ml water boiling
  • 120 gm dark cocoa powder 1 cup unsweetened
  • 200 gm butter unsalted
  • 400 gm sugar caster
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 450 gm flour plain
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Milk chocolate buttercream icing

  • 500 gm butter softened or 1/2 this for a smaller 20 / 24 cm cake
  • 280 gm sifted pure icing sugar 2 heaped cups
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 200 gm milk chocolate or dark if you like, melted
  • 10 ml lemon Juice

What you will need for decorating

  • 1 kg white roll out icing ( plastic fondant, sugar) - 1/2 this for smaller cakes
  • 1 drop sky blue food colouring
  • 1 kg red roll out icing ready made
  • 500 gm black icing ready made
  • 1 whole egg white
  • 2 cups pure icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon Juice
  • 50 gm icing sugar Extra and a sifter

Instructions
 

Preheat oven 350 F / 175 C. I doubled the recipe for the cake. Grease 2 x 28 cm. (12 in) You'll need a 32 cm cake base (16 in)

  • You will need a baking tray lined with paper
  • disposable piping bags ( available in the supermarket or cook shop)
  • A rolling pin
  • a palate knife or spatula
  • a sharp pairing knife
  • Pour the water gradually over the cocoa in a bowl whisking till smooth. Set aside till cooled
  • Put the butter into the bowl of a mixer and beat till light . Add the sugar and salt and continue beating till light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time and the vanilla
  • Sift the flour and baking powder together . Add the cocoa mixture and the flour alternatively.
  • Split the batter evenly and smooth down.
  • Bake for 35-40 min or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and then turn out.

Chocolate Buttercream

  • Beat the softened butter till very light and fluffy. Add the sifted sugar and salt and beat till very light. Around 10 minutes. Beat in the melted cooled chocolate gradually. Add a squeeze of lemon ( 2 teaspoon, this will even out the flavour)
  • Use a cake board or a cake stand. To rest your cake on. Start to add your buttercream adding an equal amount for each layer, approximately 1 x 1 1/2 cups ( for a bigger cake).
  • Continue like this till the layers are finished.
  • Cover with a very thin coat of buttercream. Chill for 15 minutes and then cover with another thin layer if there is some left. chill if the weather is hot. You can cover a cake base with red icing if you like. Knead till soft . Sprinkle the bench lightly with icing sugar. Spread the board with a spoon of buttercream to help the icing stick. Roll out 1/2 of the red icing in a thin round and fold over the rolling pin onto the cake. Trim the edges. Add a little more buttercream to the iced board and gently put the cake into the middle of it.
  • Knead the 3/4 white plastic roll out icing ( the remainder is for the eyes) till soft and then start to add some blue colouring ( approx 1/2 teaspoon) Knead till smooth and evenly coloured. Sprinkle a clean bench with icing sugar ( no lumps) . Measure the size of the cake from side to side and across the top so you know how big to roll out the icing. Try not to get too much icing sugar on the icing as it will show on the finished cake. Roll the icing out fold over the cake smoothing down with an icing smoother or clean teatowel
  • Next make the spider man head. ( watch the video)
  • You will need to make the head, the buildings and the eyes.
  • The recipe for royal icing is 1/2 an egg white , 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice and approximately 1 cup of pure sifted icing sugar added gradually and mixed till smooth. It needs to be the consistency of toothpaste . if too thin add more to the mixture. This can be used as glue to stick decorations onto the cake and as the tiny white windows on the cut out buildings.

 

decorate a Spiderman cake

 

They ordered these cupcakes too just in case there wasn’t enough cake.

and cupcakes

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  1. Kate @Rosehips and Rhubarb

    August 9, 2014 at 8:27 am

    The cake looks fabulous and I’m sure would appeal to boys large and small. My mum was a good cook (still is) but she also fell for the charms of Maggi, White Wings and Betty Crocker – I think it’s a generational thing.
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  2. Lucy @ Bake Play Smile

    August 8, 2014 at 1:29 pm

    Oh I have two nephews who would absolutely love this cake! I’ve just sent your link to my sister-in-law! Thank you for linking up with our Fabulous Foodie Fridays party! Have a great weekend! xx
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  3. celia

    July 28, 2014 at 11:51 am

    5 stars
    Gorgeous! You’re the queen of cakes! πŸ™‚
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  4. Angie@Angie's Recipes

    July 28, 2014 at 2:04 am

    A masterpiece! I have never made a fondant cake and I guess I would never know how to..you did a great job, Tania.
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  5. Helen | Grab Your Fork

    July 27, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    Wow what an incredible cake! I bet there was a very happy birthday boy indeed πŸ™‚
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  6. Hotly Spiced

    July 26, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    You are so talented, Tania. What a great cake and it looks so perfect. I love your design. I have made a spiderman cake for my little guy when he turned three but it was just the face and didn’t have the city skyline that you have done so well. I’ll pin this. I love the stories of your childhood – with all those ‘just add water’ meals, no wonder you were keen to learn to cook xx
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  7. minnie@thelady8home

    July 26, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    Aww Tania, it’s sad you missed out on all those cakes, but obviously now they are even more special. Gorgeous cake, so real life.
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  8. ChgoJohn

    July 25, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    5 stars
    Tania, this cake is fantastic! What little boy — and quite a few older ones — wouldn’t love to see it brought to the table? You’re quite a talented cake decorator. I can’t frost a cupcake.
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  9. Cassie | Journey From Within

    July 25, 2014 at 12:03 pm

    omg this is awesome!!
    Giving this to my cousin to make for her daughter as she is now a marvels fanatic!
    Move over princesses haha
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  10. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

    July 25, 2014 at 11:04 am

    What a great job you did T! My mother worked part time and she would ask a friend of the family to bake a cake. I think they were $20 at the time and usually a simple sheet cake. I think my mother was just glad to have someone to make one.
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  11. Choc Chip Uru

    July 25, 2014 at 9:31 am

    Oh wow, what an incredible cake! Way to make a birthday super special πŸ˜€
    Thanks for teaching us how to make it!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru
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  12. Claire @ Claire K Creations

    July 24, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    Yet another amazing cake by Tania! Having your Birthday on New Years Day is a bit tough. Although you can make good resolutions if they combine I guess.
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  13. Krista

    July 24, 2014 at 9:17 pm

    5 stars
    Wow! You did a fantastic job! You must have the patience of a saint to decorate cakes. πŸ™‚
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  14. InTolerant Chef

    July 24, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    Gorgeous Tania, I bet the birthday boy just loved it! What a shame you didn’t have a special cake growing up πŸ™ MiddleC has her birthday just a couple of days before Christmas, but we always make a big distinction between them. The only problem is that she wants the exact same simple cake year after year! Great video sweetie! Xox
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  15. yummychunklet

    July 24, 2014 at 12:49 pm

    Impressive!
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  16. Francesca

    July 24, 2014 at 8:35 am

    Lovely cake and cupcakes. I like that expression re your mother not being a ‘frilly apron’ person. When I think of the fifties and sixties, and those strange adds with perfect hostesses in frilly aprons, I also recall the reality of life- big and busy households, practical and economical food, sensible cakes.
    I am yet to do an extravagantly decorated cake.
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  17. Kari @ bite-sized thoughts

    July 24, 2014 at 1:00 am

    I’m sad for you missing out on childhood birthday cakes! You’re obviously making up for lost time and living vicariously through your own products now though – even if they’re not technically for you πŸ˜‰ This cake is incredible.
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