# Musical Owl Birthday Cake

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/family/occasions/birthdays/musical-owl-birthday-cake/
- Published: 2014-02-19T05:25:19+11:00
- Author: Lydia Williams

Lots of little kids love owls and music, so we thought we would show you how to 
make a [Birthday cake](https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/moist-chocolate-cake/)
with a dual theme!

 

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## Musical Owl Birthday Cake

 Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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 Course: Cakes, Occasions, Recipes

Servings

 Adjust servings

+

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4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Calories

300

kcal

Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes

  Cook Mode

### Ingredients

 * 0.25 Sponge cake-1/4 slab from local bakery or supermaketrs under )
 * 2 cups Icing sugar-see recipe below
 * 1 tbsp Icing -eyes
 * 60 grams White kit kat
 * 22 large White chocolate melts
 * 60 grams Licorice-cut in half for piano keys and 6 thin strips for eyelashes.
 * 100 grams Chocolate Smarties
 * 1 tbsp Edible Glitter for eyelashes (optional)

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### Directions

 * Cut the top 10 cm off the sponge and cut the owl shape out. You will just be 
   trimming the sides to shape the body and head.
 * Ice cake top of cake then sides using a blunt knife. Have a hot glass of water
   to scrap knife into, this will keep your icing smooth.
 * Now spoon 1/2 tablespoon of white icing for each eye then place a smartie in 
   the center. Cut one white choc bud into a point as place just below the eyes 
   in the center as the nose.
 * Cut 6 thin strips of licorice with 2 slightly shorter, these will be the eyelashes.
   Place a long then short then long piece of licorice on the corner of each eye,
   now dust with glitter.
 * Place kit kats in a row under nose, spanning from one side of the owl’s body 
   to the other. Place small cut pieces of licorice to resemble the black keys on
   the white piano keys.
 * Now place 2 white choc buds in the center below the piano keys to resemble feathers
   and continue the pattern down to base of owl. Place smarties in a similar feather
   pattern to resemble wings, see picture to follow.
 * Recipe Hints and Tips:
 * Musical Owl Birthday Cake is not suitable for freezing is best served the day
   it is made or the following day.

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 Lydia Williams

 Lydia is our gorgeous food editor and a ray of sunshine in the Stay at Home Mum
kitchen. In between cooking and and trialing all our recipes you can find her photographing
her work for Stay at Home Mum. She has 2 gorgeous children and a spunk of a husband
who understands her passion for food.

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