300th post - Checkerboard Cake

You also need two circular objects ex: a cup or a lid, cookie cutters... use your imagination!

Follow any recipe to bake the two cakes. If you can't be bothered with lots of baking, use store bought cake mix =). Bake the cakes seperately, and once done allow it to cool. I cut them right in the middle horizontally and you will end up with 4 layers: 2 of the vanilla and 2 of the chocolate

Now for the next step, we are going to cut out the circles! I used a lid to cut out a circle, and then used a smaller cutter and placed that in the middle. So in my case, I placed the lid about an inch from the edge, and then put the circle cookie cutter on the inside, an inch from the edge

Gently press down with your choice of cutters, until the cake is cut, and slowly remove the cake circles. You should have three circles from one layer

Did that make sense?

Next we are going to make two designs

Vanilla, chocolate, Vanilla

Chocolate, Vanilla, Chocolate

Hope the picture below explains what I have done

Finally time to assemble the cake. Grab a plate or a cake stand, and place your first layer (either design 1 or 2). Cover it with some frosting. I used vanilla frosting. Then add the next layer followed by the frosting. Repeat with the other two, alternating the colours

After the stacking is done, I added a little bit of frosting onto the outside of the cake and placed it in the fridge for about 15mins. Pull it out again, and then frost away! I stuck it back in the fridge cause it was a warmer day here

Cut the first slice and voila, check out the check board design on the inside

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