How To Make A BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOK CAKE! Chocolate cakes inspired by the AsapSCIENCE Book!

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INGREDIENTS
CHOCOLATE CAKE - - 1 x 6lb portion & 1 x 8lb portion
- Makes 1 9 x 12” cake pan and 1 12 x 15” cake pan-
3 ½ cups unsalted butter
8 ¾ cups sugar -
14 eggs
3 ½ cups cocoa -
7 cups water
9 ½ cups flour -
2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon baking soda -
1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder -
3 ½ teaspoons salt -
BUTTERCREAM -
400g sugar (approx 1 ¾ cups) -
8 large egg whites
1lb (454 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoosn pure vanilla extract -
1/2 cup water
SIMPLE SYRUP -
1 cup sugar -
1 cup water
DECORATING YOUR BOOK CAKE!
41/2lbs Satin Ice White Fondant -
11/2lbs Satin Ice Red Fondant -
Wilton Golden Yellow Icing Colour -
Wilton Lemon Yellow Icing Colour -
Wilton Royal Blue Icing Colour -
Wilton Violet Icing Colour -
Satin Ice Gumpaste -
Wilton Black Icing Colour -
Wilton FoodWriters in:
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Pink -
Yellow -
Rainbow Dust Food Pens in:
Jet Black -
Royal Blue -
Red -
Leaf Green -
Orange-
Wilton Clear Piping Gel -
ALL TOOLS
1 9” x 12” cake pan -
1 12” x 15” cake pan -
Food Scale -
Electric Stand Mixer and Paddle and Whisk Attachment -
Mixing Bowl -
Parchment Paper -
Candy Thermometer -
Yo’s Simple Syrup Bottle -
Ruler -
Serrated knife -
Rubber spatula -
Small offset spatula -
Rolling pin -
Fondant smoother -
Strip Cutter No.1 -
Paring knife -
Bamboo Skewer -
Wilton Fondant Alphabet Letter Cutouts -
Alphabet Capitals Patchwork Cutter Set -
Upper Case Alphabet Block Tappit -
Upper Case Script Tappit -
Lower Case Script Tappit -
Fine paintbrush -
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