How to make an egyptian mummy cake

First you will need to roll two ping

pong bal| sized eyeballs from the white

sugarpaste.You wi|| need to let the

sugarpaste firm s|ight|y

Split the cake in half and flll with the

green br.rltercream. Cover the whole

of the cake with the remaintng green

buttercream using a palette knife.This is

the perfect colour buttercream to use

as if it oozes through the bandages it vlill

look like slime or gunge.

Roll outthe white sugarpaśe untiI it is

around 3mm (l/8in) thick Cut lots of long

strips using the pizza wheel,

Start by adding the eyes to the centre of

the face and then begin placing the strips

of bandage across the face. Build it up

around the eyes and smooth it into the

buttercream gent|y to helP it stick. lf you

need to add a layer overthe sugarpaste

just dampen the other side of the strip

to he|p it stick.

Once you have covered the who|e head

in bandages it's time to give the mummy

some personality l have used green

edible ink forthe pupils but you could

use blue or any colour you prefer:The

zig-zag red lines are ideal for making the

mummy look a little crazy - and don't

forget to add small pupils.

To finish the cake l have surrounded it

with lots of jelly creepy crawlies,These

are available in most supermarkets.