Sweet Potato Novelty 'Guitar' Cake

A creative guitar-shaped cake flavored with sweet potato and pineapple, decorated with orange marshmallow fondant and passionfruit buttercream icing.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 729 kcals 14580.2 kcals
Carbohydrates 116 grams 2320.1 grams
Fat 26.5 grams 530.4 grams
Protein 7.1 grams 142.5 grams
Cook Time
60 mins
Produces
20 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
600
g
Icing Sugar
for fondant
280
g
Icing Sugar
for buttercream
225
g
Icing Sugar
sifted, for royal icing
Dairy
13
piece
Eggs
free-range
1
piece
Egg White
free-range
Fruits
1413
g
Crushed Pineapple
drained, approx 3.25 tins
375
g
3
piece
Passionfruit Juice
strained juice only
NutsSeeds
3.5
tsp
1.25
tsp
OilsFats
455
ml
Vegetable Oil
plus extra for greasing
55
g
Margarine
soft and smooth
Other
1
piece
1
piece
1
piece
1
piece
Vegetables
550
g
Sweet Potato
peeled and grated

Steps

  • Grease cake tins with vegetable oil, line with parchment, and preheat oven to 170°C.
  • Mix pineapple and sultanas in a bowl, and combine dry ingredients with grated sweet potato in another.
  • Add oil, eggs, and vanilla to the pineapple mixture, then stir into the dry ingredients.
  • Divide batter into tins and bake the large cake for 55 minutes and small cake for 45 minutes.
  • Melt marshmallows with water in the microwave for 2 minutes and stir until smooth.
  • Incorporate orange food coloring into the melted marshmallow mixture.
  • Mix in one-third of the icing sugar to create a firm rolling consistency.
  • Knead in remaining icing sugar on a dusted surface for 10 minutes then chill.
  • Beat margarine with icing sugar and passionfruit juice to make buttercream and chill.
  • Whisk egg white and icing sugar together until thick for royal icing.
  • Cool cakes in tins for five minutes before transferring to wire racks.
  • Shape the large cake into a guitar body, fill, and coat with buttercream.
  • Cut the smaller cake to form the neck and headstock, then fill and coat with buttercream.
  • Assemble all cake pieces on the presentation board to form a guitar shape.
  • Roll out orange fondant, cover the entire cake, and trim the excess.
  • Divide remaining fondant into three parts and color them brown, silver, and white.
  • Apply the brown fretboard and use silver and white fondant to create guitar details.
  • Pipe frets and strings using royal icing and decorate with silver balls.