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How to make a Bunnings birthday cake

Bunnings birthday cake with party accessories

Overview

Celebrate your birthday with Bunnings

Create your own Bunnings-themed birthday party with a Bunnings birthday cake. This easy-to-make cake is perfect for Bunnings’ superfans (both young and young at heart), and it tastes as good as it looks!

Cake artist Tigga Maccormack (@tigga_mac) shared her step-by-step guide so you can create one, too.

Steps

  1. 1

    Bake your 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.
    Green Bunnings hammer
    Tip: If you’re short on time, a store-bought cake will work just as well.
    red and green sponge cake
  2. 2

    Stack it high

    Stack the cake until it reaches four layers, alternating the colours. You can use any filling of your choice. (We chose white chocolate ganache.)
    red and green sponge cake filled with buttercream each layer
  3. 3

    Cover it up

    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.

    Green Bunnings hammer
    Tip: Don’t forget to leave a spot for the hammer logo (step #5)!
    birthday sponge cake been decorated with white icing from a piping bag
  4. 4

    Add the decorations

    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.

    Green Bunnings hammer
    Tip: Lollies can deteriorate in the fridge, so pop them on close to party time. 
    birthday sponge cake been decorated with white icing and Bunnings forklift as the topper on the cake
  5. 5

    Hammer it home

    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.

    Green Bunnings hammer
    Tip: If you don’t want to use fondant, use a cardboard logo on the front of the cake instead.
    round circle with the Bunnings hammer logo on it
  6. 6

    Final flourishes

    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.

    Green Bunnings hammer
    Tip: If you’d like, spell out a birthday message along the bunting.
    cake topper, two straws as post with string and triangle paper hanging in-between the straws
  7. 7

    For more Bunnings birthday fun

    Pick up a Bunnings Kids Party Pack, which includes everything you need to host a fantastically fun Bunnings-themed party at home for 10 lucky guests.
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