Experimentation

I've had a few last minute cake orders so the 60's cake isn't the next on my agenda after all. I'll post about the other cakes when they're finished but in the mean time I've been doing a spot of experimentation with regards to the 60s cake.
When I said I was toying with the idea of a tie-dyed tier, I did mean on the outside but I came across a post from a cake-blogger in the US who'd done a tie-dyed effect INSIDE the cake. I had to have a go at that! Since the lovely people who will be eating the 60s cake may have issues with it being funny-coloured, this is a tiny tiny cake that I will just sit as the top tier- I don't intend for anyone to eat it.

First, split your cake mix into as many bowls as you want and colour with food colouring. (Note, I wouldnt recommend the types of colouring you get in the supermarket- to get colours this vivid you'd have to use 8 gallons of that stuff- and no one wants to eat that many chemicals). I used the colouring that you use to colour fondant, and I literally only had to use a bit the size of an 1/8 of a fingernail.
Dump it into a greased & lined cake tin. Apparently to get the best tie-dyed affect, blobs forming concentric circles are the best, but really, life is too short. Just chuck it in.
Bake as per usual. Remove from pan and....

Yuk. That looks gross.

Cut it open though and you might get something like this....

Hmm... it does look kinda cool but I wish I'd used some pink and purples, it's just a bit too "primary colours". It did leave some of the prettiest washing-up ever though....

So the next time I post, this humble chocolate sponge will become somethng a WHOLE lot more interesting...

..but for now, you'll just have to guess.

Tracey