Aeroplane Cake

• Cut your cake to give the shape of the plane.

• Cover the whole of the cake with two big tablespoons of spread.

Make the tale of the aeroplane cake

• Take 180g of blue modelling paste to make the tail of the plane.

• Make a rectangle 15cm x 4cm for the lower part (in the image below).

• Make a small dent in the rectangle, into which will sit the fin of the plane.

• Make a second rectangle measuring 15cm x 4cm for the fin.

• Stick the 2 pieces together with a bit of egg white and let it dry.

Make the wings

• Use 300g of modelling paste to make the wings (150g for each wing). They measure 12.5cm long and 7cm wide.

Visage de l'avion

• Take 2 5g pieces of modelling paste to make the eyebrows.

• Roll them out into an oval shape:

  • The length should be about 3.5 cm

  • The height should be about 2.5 cm.

• Cut it in half and stick your pieces to the cake.

• Take about 15g of the modelling paste to make the mouth.

• Make a sausage-shape about 5.5cm long and flatten it gently.

• Make it a mouth-shape by squeezing the sides.

  

   

• Cut a line through the center (not through the whole width though).

• Stick to the front of the cake.

• Use 5g of blue modelling paste cut in 2 for the eyes, which are flattened and then rounded. Stick them under the eyebrows.

• Roll put the rest of the blue sugar paste into a rectangle and cover the cake with it.

• Remove any excess and then smooth everything.

Put all the aeroplane cake parts together

• Reinforce the wings of the plane with 3 wooden kebab sticks and the tail fin with 3 toothpicks.

• Brush them with a bit of egg white and stick them into the cake.

• Place cardboard supports covered in aluminium foil and icing sugar under each wing so that they don't fall and break.

• Leave everything to dry overnight before removing the supports.

Finitions

• Draw on the windows with edible felt tip pens.

• Color with food coloring.

• Optional: Write on the registration number of your plane with the edible felt pens.

• Take a solid, double-thick piece of card to make the runway.

• Cover it in black crepe paper to make the white strips of the runway (with more crepe paper or stickers).

• Carefully place the cake in the center.

• Cut out small aeroplanes from blue paper to place on each corner of the runway.