Menu
HOW TO CAKE IT
0
  • Shop
    • Gifts
    • Live Tutorials
    • Baking Tools & Ingredients
    • Sprinkles
    • Subscriptions
    • Books
    • Apparel & Accessories
  • Recipes
    • Classic Cakes
    • Buttercreams & Frostings
    • Simple Syrup
    • Novelty Cakes
    • Mega Cakes
    • Cupcakes & Cookies
    • Holiday Cakes
    • Conversion Chart
  • Subscriptions
  • Tutorials
    • Cakes
    • Cookies
    • Small Treats
    • All
  • Courses
    • Cake Decorating Foundations Program
    • FREE Cake & Icing Basics Program
  • Sale
  • Login
    0
    • Login
    HOW TO CAKE IT
    • Shop
    • Recipes
    • Subscriptions
    • Tutorials
    • Courses
    • Sale
    • Gifts
    • Live Tutorials
    • Baking Tools & Ingredients
    • Sprinkles
    • Subscriptions
    • Books
    • Apparel & Accessories
    • Classic Cakes
    • Buttercreams & Frostings
    • Simple Syrup
    • Novelty Cakes
    • Mega Cakes
    • Cupcakes & Cookies
    • Holiday Cakes
    • Conversion Chart
    • Cakes
    • Cookies
    • Small Treats
    • All
    • Cake Decorating Foundations Program
    • FREE Cake & Icing Basics Program
    Home › Recipes › Slithering Snake Cake

    Slithering Snake Cake

    Chocolate Chip Banana Cake With Coffee Buttercream!

    The skin of a snake is so gorgeous! Especially up close.  Its really soft and full of texture and colour. I couldnt wait to cake a snake on How To Cake It! The inside will be banana cake speckled with chocolate chips. Ill create texture on the skin with a rolling pin sleeve and paint on all of the rich colours.

    Share this recipe

    • Ingredients
    • Tools
    • Instructions
    • 3 x 6lb portion of Yos Banana Cake (18lbs in total)
    • 2 cups Italian Meringue Buttercream
    • 3 cups Mini Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
    • ¼ cup Instant Coffee
    • Clear Food Grade Alcohol
    • Icing Sugar
    • 4 lbs Fondant
    • 2 x Red or Black Candy Beads (or two small black balls of fondant)
    • Wilton Ivory Icing Color
    • Wilton Brown Icing Color
    • Wilton Black Icing Color
    • Wilton Buttercup Yellow Icing Color
    Item Name: Availability:
    2 x 10 Round Cake Pans, Lined with Parchment Paper
    2 x 9 Round Bundt Pans, Lined with Parchment Paper
    7 Round Bundt Pan
    5 Round Cake Pan
    Serrated Knife
    Small Serrated Knife
    Small Offset Spatula Add to Cart -
    Small Icing Spatula Add to Cart -
    Rubber Spatula
    Paring Knife
    18 Diamond Sleeve
    Rolling Pin
    Paint Brushes
    Paper Towel
    Dental Floss or String

    Prepare Banana Cake

    Prepare the 18lb portion of Yos Banana Cake. Fold in the mini chocolate chips using 1 cup of chocolate chips per 6lb recipe. Divide the batter as follows:

    4 lbs per 10 round pan

    3 lbs per 9 bundt pan

    2 lbs in the 7 bundt pan

    1 lb in the 5 round pan


    Bake Cakes

    Bake the cakes at 350 degrees until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

    5 round 40 minutes

    7 bundt 50 minutes

    9 bundt 1 hour & 10 minutes

    10 round 1 hour & 20 minutes

    Let cool completely in their pans, and chill for a few hours.


    Level Cakes

    Remove all the cakes from their pans.  Level the two 10 and the 5 round cakes and cut the caramelization off the bottom. Level all of the bundt cakes.


    Carve Round Cakes

    Starting with the two 10 round cakes, place one on top of the other. Trim around the top of the cake rounding the edges down. Flip both cakes over as one, and carve rounded edges again. Flip the cake back, and carve a gap out of the middle of the cake. Try to create a 3D letter C.  


    Carve Bundt Cakes

    Cut the 9 bundt cake in half, but not necessarily two equal pieces.  Round the edges of this cake in the same way as the 10 rounds.


    Create S Formation

    Place one half of the bundt cake beside one end of the C cake you created, and the other half at the other end. Cut the cakes where they meet to have them join together. Try to create an S formation for the body of the snake. Continue to cut and carve the cakes the fit together.


    Continue Carving

    Move on to the next 9 bundt pan and repeat the same process. Form the S formation however you like, and of course, to fit your cake board. Continue carving the snake cake by adding the 7 bundt and the 5 round cakes. Use these cakes to form the tail.


    Carve Snake Tail

    Carve the tail of the snake into a sharp little point.  Carve the head from the top cake, or use a large cake scrap to form and carve the head.


    Make Final Carvings

    Once all of your cakes have been carved, make your final carving adjustments.


    Prepare Coffee Buttercream

    To make the coffee buttercream, place the instant coffee in a glass jar.  Boil some water and pour 2 tablespoons into the jar. Close the jar so that the lid is secure and give it a good shake, letting the coffee dissolve. Let cool, then whisk into the buttercream.


    Fill Cakes

    Fill the 10 cakes that form the C in the middle of your snake with coffee buttercream.  Spread a little buttercream between all the cake joints where two cakes meet.  Crumb coat the entire snake cake with coffee buttercream. Let set, then ice again.


    Dye Fondant

    Dye 4lbs of fondant a very light shade of yellow. Roll out the fondant in sections, about 1lb at a time.


    Cover the Cake

    Cover the centre of the snake cake, and tuck the fondant underneath. Cut the fondant where the seams meet.


    Prepare Fondant Paste

    Once completely covered, make a fondant paste by adding water to a small piece of fondant. Ice this paste onto the seams. Use a wet paintbrush to blend the paste into the snake.


    Add Texture

    Use a piece of the diamond sleeve to create texture. Stretch and press it all around the surface of the cake creating diamonds that flow in one direction.


    Paint Cake

    Dilute a touch of ivory, brown and black with clear alcohol. Paint the entire snake with this light tan/brown colour.  


    Darken Paint Colour

    Darken the paint by adding more brown. Begin to paint the snake pattern by adding soft blob like shapes all along both sides of the length of the snake. While painting, lay pieces of paper towel onto the pattern and peel them back off, this will create texture and colour variances


    Create Darker Paint

    Create a darker paint by mixing black and brown. Dilute it slightly with alcohol. Paint this colour in between the pattern along the whole snake. Use the paper towel method again.


    Add Eyes

    This snake needs to see. Add the two eyes to the head of the snake using red or black candy beads. Paint them with black food colouring to give them shine. Poke two nostrils into the front of the face.  


    Add Mouth Details

    Use a piece of dental floss to gently press in the marking of a mouth on the head of my snake.


    Paint a Second Coat

    If necessary, paint a second coat onto the snake if the colours lighten when dried. Repeat the paper towel method as well.


    Congratulations!

    Discover Us
    • About Us

    • Our Fans

    • Careers

    • Recipes

    • Blog

    • FAQ

    Learn More
    • Loyalty Rewards Program

    • Live Shopping

    • Baking Programs

    • Affiliate Program

    • Take Our Baking Quiz!

    • Press Page

    More Info
    • Our COVID-19 Plan

    • Shipping

    • Returns

    • Privacy Policy

    • Terms of Use

    • Contact Us

    © 2021 HOW TO CAKE IT. Powered by Shopify