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Cakes for boys: Steam Locomotive Cake

 

 

 

 

Ingredients to make this cake for boys: 2 glasses of flour, 5 eggs, 1 glass of sugar, 6 table spoons of milk, a little bit of vanilla, fruit jam/preserves, 8 small bought round cookies for wheels, 3 big round cookies, white icing and frosting.

Cakes for boys – step 1: Beat egg whites and egg yolks in separate bowls. Then mix them together. Add sugar and warm milk. Beat for about one minute. Gradually add vanilla and flour. Mix everything together well. You should have an even blend.

Cakes for boys – step 2: Pour cake dough to form a thin layer into a slightly greased baking tray. Bake the cake at 300° F for about 5-7 minutes.

Cakes for boys – step 3: Transfer the hot cake tray to waxed paper. Cut it into 3 uneven parts. The bigger part for the locomotive’s horizontal body part. A little shorter piece for the locomotive’s vertical back body part. The tiny piece is for a pipe on top of the locomotive’s horizontal body part. Spread fruit jam over the cake pieces. Roll them as shown in the picture. Let the cake rolls cool.

Cakes for boys – step 4: Assemble the steam engine from two cake rolls, 3 big round cookies and 8 small round cookies, securing pieces together with frosting.

Decorate the locomotive and cookies with some icing.