How to make a Bunnings birthday cake

Bake a cake in the signature Bunnings red-and-green colours. (Use gel food colouring for the best results.) Slice the cakes in half to create four layers.

Stack the cake until it reaches four layers, alternating the colours. You can use any filling of your choice. (We chose white chocolate ganache.)

Cover your cake in white buttercream. Next, scrape back some of the frosting to showcase the coloured cake layers. (This is called a ‘semi-naked finish’, where a thin layer of frosting is scraped back to let the cake layers show through.)

Using a piping bag, pipe the buttercream on top of the cake and down the side, bringing the piping across the front.

Decorate your cake any way you’d like! For example, use a Bunnings Forklift as a fun cake-topper, using the piping on top to secure it to the cake. Add an assortment of lollies, letting them cascade colourfully down the piped buttercream.

Start with the largest lollies first, filling in the gaps with smaller ones. Use a variety of colours and sizes for a dramatic effect. Finish your décor with a sprinkle of hundreds and thousands.

Now it’s time to add the Bunnings hammer. Print out a picture of Bunnings’ hammer logo to use as a template. Roll out a small amount of red and green fondant.

Using round cookie cutters, cut out a solid green circle and add a red ring for the border. Next, use the template to cut out your hammer shape.

Using a paintbrush and a small amount of water, stick the red ring border and your hammer shapes onto the green circle. Allow it to set for a few minutes before placing it onto the centre of the cake.

To add some colourful, triangular-shaped bunting, fold two pieces of red and green paper in half. Cut triangles along the fold to create diamonds.

When that’s done, measure out and cut a piece of string. Place each diamond over the string and secure in place using glue or double-sided tape. Finish off by tying the string onto two straws and poke the ends of the straws into your cake.