Cheeky mice

Round vanilla butter cake, ø24 cm

Large vanilla muffins, 2 x 80 ml

1 portion of vanilla butter cream

food colouring: grey, yellow

pink marshmallows

brown mini chocolate lentils

red mini chocolate lentils

Black licorice, 10 cm length

500 g white fondant

Icing sugar, sieved

1.  If necessary, cut the upper part of the cakes flat Add 120 ml of butter cream with the grey one and colour the rest of the cream with yellow. For the mice, spread the muffins on top and sides with grey butter cream.
2. Place the marshmallows as yours on the muffins and mark the eyes and noses with red and brown chocolate lentils.
3. Cut licorice strips for the whiskers and attach 6 to each of the mice. Cut one strip of 10 cm length each to form mouse tails.
4. Place the large cake on the cake plate with the cut side down. Use a small spoon or a ball cutter to cut out various large holes spread over the cake to indicate Swiss cheese. Then spread a very thin layer of buttercream on the cake and in the holes.
5. Colour the remaining fondant yellow and knead it on a work surface sprinkled with icing sugar. Crease the fondant into a circle of ø 35 cm and 4 mm thick. Using the dough roller, lift the topping and place it over the cake. With warm and dry hands, smooth the fondant and shape the cheese holes. Position the seagulls on the cake.

Tip: 2 portions of vanilla butter cake are required for this cake. Put 60 ml of the batter into each of the greased muffin forms and bake for 20 minutes. Fill the remaining dough into a round one with ø24 cm and bake in the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes.