To celebrate a milestone for her son's Boy Scout troop, Kristi
thought of an idea for an unforgettable cake—and got up at the crack of
dawn to make it.
When
Kristi’s son was moving up from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts, she decided
that the special occasion called for a special treat. She wanted to
create something memorable, something that her son’s whole troop could
enjoy.
And did she deliver! The name of her son’s troop was the Cobra Den,
so she decided to bake and decorate a cake that looked like a cobra. And
she did—but she went way above and beyond. She got up at 5:00 in the
morning, baked five separate Bundt cakes, and arranged them to create a six-foot-long slithering snake cake.
Cutting
the Bundt cakes in half, she put the halves end to end to make them
look like a curving snake body. She used multiple batches of Rice
Krispie Treat mix (which she also made) to sculpt the hooded head and
pointy tail. Here are 12 baking mistakes you didn’t know you were making.
[post_ads]With the cake put together, it was time for the frosting, which she
also made herself. But she didn’t spread the frosting on the cake—she
covered the whole thing with tiny piped stars of buttercream icing. She
got three friends to help her with this part, joking that she’d “still
be piping stars today” if it weren’t for them! In addition to covering
the edible snake with light and dark blue frosting stars, she piped
green stars around it too, giving the illusion that the snake
was slithering through the grass. The finished product (almost) looks
too amazing to eat! Here are some other seriously cool cakes for kids, and their recipes.
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On her blog,
Kristi posted a much more detailed step-by-step, as well as the recipes
she used for the Rice Krispie mix and icing. Kudos to you if you’re
ready to roll up your sleeves and give this massive but totally
rewarding project a try. Looking for a fun dessert design that’s a
little less time-consuming? Your kid will love these fidget spinner cupcakes.
