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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Decorated Cakes

    Referee Cake

    Modified: Jan 9, '21 · Published: Jan 18, '15 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

    Hi everyone, it's Kim, The Partiologist! With the Super Bowl being only days away, I wanted to make a cake for the occasion. Remember the Ugly Christmas Sweater Cake I created a few weeks ago? Well, I hope you didn't pack that sweater pan away yet. In fact, don't ever pack it away, I have a feeling I'll be using it all year long. Starting today with this Referee Cake.

    Referee Cake

    I thought about making a Jersey but didn't want to show favoritism to my team. A referee is part of every game, so why not a referee jersey?

    Referee Cake with fondant whistle

    Frosted in buttercream with a fondant collar and whistle, it could be the only time everyone agrees with the referee.

    Let's get started before a flag is thrown.

    Referee Cake baked in an ugly sweater pan.

    Grab the Wilton sweater cake pan and spray it with Baker's Joy or another baking spray.

    I found that one white cake mix, using the egg white only recipe works perfectly. When I made it the second time with the egg recipe, it puffed up waaaaay too much in the center and took too long to bake.

    Pipe black and white stripes onto the referee cake.

    Start decorating the cake by fitting two pastry bags with a #46 decorating tip.

    Fill one bag with white buttercream frosting and the other with black buttercream frosting.

    Begin by piping two black stripes down the front of the jersey.

    Add two white stripes on each side of the black stripes.

    Pipe two rows of white and two rows of black icing onto the Referee Cake

    Continue alternating stripes until the middle of the cake is covered.

    Begin piping stripes down the sleeve, alternating colors.

    Replace the #46 decorating tip with a #9 round tip and pipe a line, covering the seam.

    I'm not sure why, but I sprinkled white sanding sugar on the entire cake. Seriously, I don't know why and I wish I had left it off. So skip this step!

    To finish the edges, pipe white frosting around the bottom of the cake making a border.

    making a black fondant collar for the referee cake

    To make the collar, roll and cut a 7 ½" x 2" piece of black fondant.

    Before it dries, fold the bottom up.

    Place the cut side down, curve around and fan out the ends for the collar.

    Let dry until firm.

    black fondant collar for referee cake

    Roll and cut a square out of black fondant.

    Place the collar over the square, mark the back points and trim off.

    Add a bit of water with a brush and add the collar.

    pipe black fondant into a thin rope then attach it to a fondant whistle

    Time to make the whistle.

    Press a long piece of black fondant through a clay extruder.

    Lay it out as you would place it on the cake.

    Roll a piece of black fondant in a circle and press down one of the edges.

    Continue shaping the fondant until you have a whistle.

    I think we got through the play without any penalties!

    Referee Cake on a white platter set on green astro turf

    First Down!

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    Beth Klosterboer
    Beth Klosterboer
    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. Alexandra Richards says

      February 02, 2015 at 1:27 am

      This is awesome! And so clever. Pinned for later. That sweater pan can be inspiration for many different things including a hawaiian floral shirt for the summer. Oh the ideas!
      Alexandra

      Reply
    2. Marilyn *Pink Martinis and Pearls* says

      January 23, 2015 at 7:36 am

      So clever! Touchdown! 🙂

      Reply
    3. Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff says

      January 20, 2015 at 5:52 am

      You are right ... referee is a safe way to go! I'm so jealous ... perfectly straight stripes 😉

      Reply
      • The Partiologist says

        January 22, 2015 at 12:55 pm

        Thanks Brenda! Using that piping tip, makes it really easy doing one stripe at a time, I know you can do it! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Sugar Butter Baby says

      January 19, 2015 at 3:19 pm

      really cute idea! lol at the sanding sugar part...

      Reply
      • The Partiologist says

        January 20, 2015 at 1:07 am

        Thank you, I'm glad you read the instructions so you don't mess up your cake! 🙂 LOL

        Reply
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