Flower Pot Cakes

Today I am going to be making flower pot cakes! Which is really fun to make! There are two different types that I had made the white flower was Oreos on the top so it looks like soil, and the pink flower was digestive/rich tea biscuits just in case somebody didn't like Oreos!

So have fun making these!:)

Equipment:

1 teaspoon (5ml)

Scissors

Two circular baking trays

A sieve 

Grease proof paper

Weighing scales

Tooth picks

Icing spatula(See equipment if not sure)

Cake tester

Flower pots

Fake or real flowers (I recommend real flowers)

Mixing bowl with electric whisk or hand whisk

Round cookie cutter

Ingredients: 

2 eggs

Any ice cream of your choice 

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

125g(4oz) of self raising flour

125g(4oz) of caster sugar 

Oreos or any other biscuit you like

Method for the cake:

1.Line your two baking trays with you grease proof paper it may not stay to the bottom but that doesn't matter because when you put your mixture in then it will stay down.

2. Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4.

3.Then mix all you ingredients together and try and put half and half in each tin. Remember if you have the icing spatula you can use it to get the excess mixture out of the bowl so that you don't waist any.

4.Now once you have added all you ingredients in and you have separated the mixture into each tin then put your tins in the oven at gas mark 4.

5.Remember to keep checking your cakes if you think that they have finished then just check them with your cake tester just to make sure.

Method for the flower pots:

1.Get your flower pots and your cookie cutter.

2.With your cookie cutter and cut as many circles as you want to out of the sponge.

3.Put one circle at the bottom of your flower pot then get an ice cream scooper or a spoon and scoop 3 spoons of ice cream and then flatten it down.Then keep adding a sponge and then ice cream on top and keep doing that until you have gotten to the top.On the top you need ice cream.

4.Once you have your ice cream on top you are going to have to crush your biscuit that you are using.

5.After you have crushed your biscuit and it looks like it would cover your ice cream then go ahead and pour it on to make sure that you cover all the ice cream.

6.Cut your flower to a short length but so that you have about 4cm/5cm then get your tooth pic and place it up the middle of the stem but not right to the top.Don't worry if it splits a little bit it will cover up.

7.Then place your flower down the middle of the cake and you will be done.

If you have any circles left then you can split them in half so that there is a top and bottom and a jelly/jam butter cream to the middle and place the top back on and there you go you have mini sponges aswell.

That's it sit back,relax! And enjoy the delicious side of life!

Now trick all your family because the crushed oreos will look like dirt and they will think its real so have fun and eat!

Hope you enjoyed this recipe and Enjoy your cake!