The Incredibles Cake

by Carolyn
(Toronto, Canada)

This is a simple chocolate cake and the icing is dyed using gel colours which are thicker and don't affect the consistency of the icing. Using a standard buttercream icing, put on your base icing, then sketch your outline with a toothpick - this give room to smooth it out and redo it if you make a mistake. Fill in the larger coloured areas first and follow with the dark outline to keep everything from bleeding. Make sure your icing is fairly thick so it doesn't smear. This cake was a huge hit and much healthier than a store-bought cake.