How to Make a Batman Cake
Batman is a popular hero and a favorite for children's birthday parties. If you are decorating a Batman cake, you have the option of picking between different characters, colors and cake styles. Choose the style of Batman cake that fits your occasion and the recipient. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Decide what type of cake you would like to make. Pick a standard sheet cake that you can decorate with icing or Batman figurines or a carved cake that resembles the Batman logo or Batman himself.
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Bake your cake and allow it to cool thoroughly. Refrigerate the cake after it has cooled for two to three hours; this will make icing the cake a much easier process.
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Use a long serrated knife to level the top and sides of the cake. If you are making a carved cake, draw the Batman logo or the shape of Batman's body onto a sheet of tracing paper. Lay the design over the cake and cut accordingly.
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Cover the entire cake with frosting. Use yellow frosting for a sheet cake, black for the Batman logo and white for Batman. Create colored frosting by mixing icing gel of the desired color with white frosting.
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Decorate your cake to resemble the type of cake you chose to create. Use figurines and icing gel to display a scene from Batman. If you are making the Batman logo, you can add "Happy Birthday" on top of the black icing in any color. Use blue, gray and black to color in Batman appropriately.
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Tips & Warnings
Try adding food color to the cake batter to make yellow Batman cake.
