Name: Woman's Weekly's Cake Of The Century recipe
Yield: Makes: 1
Ingredients: 4

published 1 November 2011

It’s not every year that there’s a 100th birthday to celebrate, so it calls for a very special cake. Woman's Weekly have made a four-tier fruit cake and decorated it in its traditional pink and blue; simply alter the decoration to suit your needs.

Ingredients

15cm, 20cm, 25cm & 30cm
Apricot glaze/jam - (per cake) 3-4 tbsp, 4-6 tbsp, 6-8 tbsp, 8-10 tbsp
Marzipan - (per cake) 500g, 600-750g, 750g-1kg, 1.5-1.75kg
Sugarpaste (per cake) 600-750g, 1-1.25kg, 1.5-1.75kg, 2-2.5kg
Round cake cards - 15cm, 20cm and 25cm
Round cake drum - 40cm and 46cm
200g packet white flowerpaste
Paste food colouring in Blue and Pink
Edible glue or egg white
Blue non-toxic glitter
Pink non-toxic glitter
Edible image of lettering, or cutters
Edible ink pens, assorted colours
Coloured rice paper (edible wafer paper) — we used green, yellow, blue and pink
White vegetable fat, eg, Trex or White Flora

You will also need:

Spare cake drums for covering the cakes
Icing smoother and/or side scraper
Water brush/paintbrush
12 lengths plastic dowelling
Cocktail sticks
Star-shaped cutters
Pink metallic wire, 26 gauge
Alphabet script cutters, upper case
Silicone bead mould (Perfect Pearls), optional
Sugarcraft gun, optional
Plastic flower posy pick (from cake shop)
Cake sparkler

WEIGHT CONVERTER

I want to convert...

grams

cups

Method

See our step-by-step guide for how to construct Woman's Weekly's Cake Of The Century.

Top Tip for making Woman's Weekly's Cake Of The Century

The glitter we’ve used is non-toxic, but it’s meant for decoration only, so we’ve used it on pieces that are easily removed from the cake before serving. If edible glue is not available, egg white may be used to stick the glitter on to the numerals and stars, as we don’t recommend eating these decorations.

Trusted, informative, and empathetic – GoodToKnow is the ultimate online destination for parents. At GoodtoKnow, our mission is 'simple': we're trying to make sense of parenthood. On the site, you'll find everything you need for a happy, healthy family life. Our huge archive of content includes more than 18,000 articles and 1,500 how-to videos. These include expert-backed advice features on parenting, dealing with relationship changes after having a baby, self-care for mums and managing your family finances. We also feature tried-and-tested product reviews and buying recommendations for every stage of family life - from prams and Moses baskets to birthday gifts and top toys.