So, a while back I posted a 3D Spider-man cake, but I forgot to post the easy version that I made last year for Will's birthday. This one is much simpler to make.
First, I searched on the internet for a colouring-in page that had the shape that I wanted, enlarged it so that it became the correct size, and traced the image onto baking paper as my template.
I baked my usual chocolate mud cake, but instead of using a 9 inch cake pan, I used an 8 inch and 6 inch cake pan (with the same amount of mixture). Using the baking paper template, I then cut around the two cakes so that they made the right shape, and added a few little bits of cake on the sides (so that he didn't have holes in the side of his head). Then I stuck the whole thing together with ganache. This then became the head, which I covered in red fondant.
I used the template again and cut out his eyes from black and white fondant. Starting with the black layer, roll out the fondant thinly and use a sharp knife or cutting tool to cut out the whole eye from black fondant. Next, roll out the white fondant thinly and cut out the inner part of the eye. Using a paintbrush, lightly brush sugar water or cake 'glue' onto the back of the white fondant and position on the black layer. This then gets stuck onto the cake.
Next, pipe on black royal icing for the webbing (again, using the template as a guide). My friend used licorice on her son's cake for the black webbing, which is a great idea!
And voila! Easy spider-man cake done.
-N-
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