My son was due to turn 4 in June and asked me to make him a Homemade Mister Tumble Cake – Anyone unaware of Mr Tumble he is a children’s presenter on a show called Something Special.
So I’m thinking my gosh how will I make Mr Tumble??. I made a clown, and hoped for the best.
I made a plain white sponge using a basic Victoria sponge recipe. I then sandwiched them together using strawberry jam and butter icing. I covered the cake in a layer of strawberry jam, and covered in white royal icing.
I then made the eyes, mouth, nose etc using coloured royal icing. To get a slight shine I brushed lightly with a little plain water and allowed to dry, the hair and bow tie again was made using coloured royal icing, following the same steps to achieve a slight shine.
So there you have it, I thought I’d made a clown cake which if I’m honest I was quite impressed with myself and when my son saw it he said ‘YESSSS MUMMY YOU DID IT YOU MADE ME MR TUMBLE I LUFFF YOU’, that to me was enough.
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