Another day, another’s Woolies mud cake hack. But trust us when we say that this Bluey cake is going to make one magnificent cake for a birthday party or special occasion.
While you may have found a bakery that will make a custom Bluey cake, this hack means you can DIY your own for less than the cost of ordering one. In fact, the most expensive part of this cake is likely to be the Woolies mud cake, which costs $6.40 at the time of writing (although it may depend on when and where you buy it).
Even if you’re not the best baker, making this masterpiece is simple thanks to the star ingredient, a caramel Woolies mud cake.
In a video that has gone viral on Tik Tok, cake baker, Tigga Maccormack has shared her hack on making an epic Bluey centrepiece.
Based in Melbourne, Tigga’s video has garnered 650,000 likes. To watch Tigga’s cake hacks and recipe videos click here.
You will need the following:
- Woolies mud cake
- Cake board
- A knife
- Buttercream
- Food colouring
- Spatula
- Wafers
- A chocolate button
- A giant marshmallow
Method:
- Cut the cake into four pieces. The biggest piece will be Bluey’s head, and the remaining pieces will be the nose and ears.
- Square off the biggest piece, prop it up on a cake board, and lightly squash the nose on.
- Cut the icing off the ears and set them aside.
- Now make a basic buttercream and separate it into three batches. Add a few drops of blue colouring to make a colour close to navy, and set this aside.
- Add a drop of blue colouring to your second batch to make a light blue colour and spread this over the head. Then tint the final batch to a tan cream colour and spread this over the nose piece. Once it is all smooth, place the cake in the fridge so the buttercream can become firm.
- Once firm, take it out of the fridge and start piping the navy buttercream over the top of the head for bluey’s patches. Carefully place the cake ears on and also cover this with the navy buttercream. Make two little ears using wafers and pop them on too.
- Pipe some eyebrows using the light blue buttercream. Add a chocolate button for the nose. Cut two slices off a giant marshmallow to make the eyes, then use M&M’s for the pupils.
