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Cuteness~ Rilakkuma Mini Cakes

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I baked this cake for a friend’s farewell present quite some time ago. As she’s a fan of this bear called Rilakkuma, I decided to try my hand on baking and assemble a bear cake.

The basic recipe is very manageable – chocolate genoise with an Oreo filling, covered with chocolate frosting – however, the assembly proved a little challenging as it wasn’t easy to get the exterior as smooth as I wanted it to be… But I guess overall I did a not bad job… Right? 😉

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I assembled only 2 bears – each cut out from a 4×4-inch genoise, then the genoise was split into half before assembly. As the original genoise makes an 8×8-inch cake and I was lazy to make 4 bears, I assembled the rest in the simplest way possible, then piped melted chocolate all over as decoration – it’s kinda amazing how a little piped chocolate can enhance the looks of the cake!

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The cake ain’t split evenly… but still delicious nonetheless 😉

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And on to the step-by-step photos!

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First bake your favourite cake in a 8×8-inch (mine is the genoise) and create a bear template. Let the cake cool completely and use the template to cut out four bears. Split them into half horizontally.

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Then make a batch of your favourite vanilla frosting (enough to fill and frost an 8-inch cake).

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To the vanilla frosting:

  • Scoop a third of the frosting aside and mix it with a few pieces of crushed Oreos.
  • Scoop a tablespoon of frosting and colour it yellow. Transfer into a piping bag.
  • Scoop two tablespoons of frosting into a piping bag.
  • Add in some cocoa powder to the remaining frosting to turn it into a chocolate frosting.

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Grab the bottom layer of your cake…

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Then spread some Oreo frosting on top.

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Top with the top layer of the cake.

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Spread the chocolate frosting all over the cake. Refrigerate until firm then pipe the ears and nose and refrigerate till firm again.

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Pipe some cooled chocolate for its eye, nose and mouth!

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Cuteness~ Rilakkuma Mini Cakes

Makes 4 4x4-inch mini cakes
By Jasline N.

INGREDIENTS
 

  • 1 chocolate cake, baked into 8x8-inch tin
  • 1 favourite vanilla frosting
  • Yellow food colouring
  • Crushed Oreos
  • Melted plain chocolate, cooled and transferred into a piping bag

INSTRUCTIONS

Cake

  • Create a bear template on a piece of 4x4-inch paper.
  • Cut the chocolate cake into 4 equal squares measuring 4x4-inch squares. Place the bear template on top and cut out the bears. Split the bears half horizontally.

Frosting

  • Scoop a third of the frosting aside and mix it with a few pieces of crushed Oreos.
  • Scoop a tablespoon of frosting and colour it yellow. Transfer into a piping bag.
  • Scoop two tablespoons of frosting into a piping bag.
  • Add in some cocoa powder to the remaining frosting to turn it into a chocolate frosting.

Assembly

  • Place the bottom layer of one bear cake on a rack or a turn table. Spread a little Oreo frosting then top with the top layer of the cake.
  • Use the chocolate frosting and apply a thin layer of crumb coating all over the cake. Refrigerate till firm, about 30 minutes to 1 hour. Coat the cake with a thicker layer of chocolate frosting, smoothing the surface and the sides as best as possible and refrigerate till firm.
  • Pipe a little yellow frosting as the ears - use a toothpick to help spread the frosting evenly. Pipe the reserved plain vanilla frosting in the middle. Refrigerate till firm.
  • Pipe the eyes, nose and mouth using the cooled melted chocolate and refrigerate till firm.
  • Transfer the cake onto a serving plate and serve!
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Super Naggy:

[1] Use your favourite chocolate cake recipe and bake it in a 8×8-inch tin. I chose a genoise as it’s light and delicious! Here’s the link to the step-by-step guide in making a genoise.

[2] Use any of your favourite plain, vanilla frosting – buttercream and cream cheese frosting works best. The frosting recipe I used is my Cooked Vanilla Flour Frosting – I added 1/4 cup of cocoa powder to make it a chocolate frosting.

[3] The chocolate should be cool before piping them onto the cake so that it will not melt the frosting.

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Happy baking!



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  25. Janine says

    i was thinking of making a chocolate cooked flour frosting but afraid that it wouldnt taste/look good but now that you’ve done it, i’m definitely trying it out hehe. the cake does look somewhat like rilakkuma so it’s a job well done i must say!

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  36. ChgoJohn says

    These are such a clever idea! I must admit, though, I do not have the patience to make them. Your idea of creating a mini-cake with the piped frosting is more my speed.

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