Fun and Easy Homemade George Pig Birthday Cake

I baked two rectangle cakes and sandwiched them together with jam for this George Pig Birthday Cake. I printed out a picture of George and traced this on to greaseproof paper which I cut out and placed on a cake to act as a template.

I used butter icing( my kids never eat roll out icing) which I coloured half blue and the rest pink, leaving about a table spoon free for the boots. After icing the cake I made a piping bag and piped on the arms legs and piping round the face. I coloured the leftover pink a darker shade for the cheek and smile.

For the eyes I cut out two small rice paper disks which I placed on the face and outlined with the pink icing and some black icing for the pupil. To finish off I piped on the feet.