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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 locomotives horizontal body part. A little shorter piece for the locomotives vertical back body part. The tiny piece is for a pipe on top of the locomotives 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.
Author of this cake idea: I. Trofimenko.
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