Bushcraft Crimbo cake

[Mat]

I've been invited to a Christmas 'bake-off' party where all the guests have to bake a crimbo cake which will be tasted by all the other guests and given a mark out of 10. The person who bakes the winning cake will receive a mystery prize!

I'm thinking about trying a bushcraft-themed cake - has anyone got any recipes\ideas?!

I'm half tempted to ice a bannock and add a few snowmen and silver balls

Would love to hear some ideas - however crazy!

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

Mat

 

[JohnC]

make a shelter on the top out of cadbury flakes

 

[fred gordon]

make a shelter on the top out of cadbury flakes

Plus a Yule log fire complete with Zebra billy suspended on a stick.

 

[janiepopps]

This was Petes (The Jokers) birthday cake made by Clive M's very clever wife this year...

 

[Jodie]

Oooh fun. How about a cake (flavour of your choosing) with a hole cut out of the top,
iced, with tracks running across the icing disappearing into the hole

 

[Toddy]

It's for Christmas, Yule tide......how about a Greenman? Make him out of chocolate leaves though. Collect holly and ivy leaves, wash them and allow to dry. Then melt chocolate and brush or spoon carefully onto the leaves, set aside to dry. Carefully peel the chocolate leaves from the real ones. If you use plain chocolate, milk chocolate, caramac and white chocolate (with green food colouring) added you could colour an assortment of chocolate leaves. Make the cake a rich ginger cake and cut to shape, cover in simple chocolate spread (recipe at end) and decorate.
Doesn't need to be a Greenman, could be a christmas *tree* cut from sponges and covered as before.


Easy chocolate spread
100g butter (soften it a little in the micro)
100g icing sugar
4 heaped tablespoonsful of cocoa powder
2 tablespoonsful of milk or cream or evap or soya milk

Sieve icing sugar and cocoa together beat in butter and milk/ cream. if itr feels awfully thick add a little more cream. Orange oil is a lovely addition as is some of the syrup from a jar of stem ginger.

This spread is awfully sweet but the easiest one I know, and it's sticky enough to hold things together as well as allowing for drawing in the shape of the face, the eyes, etc.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Mat]

Brilliant! Thanks for your replies everyone - lots of good ideas!

I'll let you know if I win

Mat

 

[Jodie]

I hope you win Mat! Loved the other suggestions.