Sushi Cake Bites

I was so excited when I had the idea to make one of my favorite foods out of cake! I love creating desserts that fool the eye at first glance. Everyone that I showed these to in person got excited that I had a platter of sushi. When they found out it was cake, the look of shock was hilarious. In the video tutorial attached I made nagiri and maki (traditional sushi roll) sushi out of leftover cake. If you're not using already decorated cake, bake a layer of cake and once cooled add a couple spoonfuls of frosting.

Ingredients:

• Coconut
• Cake
• Candy Melts: White & Black (thin with shortening or Wilton's EZ melt)
• Swedish Fish
• Jelly Beans: Green, Orange, Red
• Black Fondant
• Tools:
• Toothpicks
• Waxed Paper
• Plastic Wrap
• Knife

Step 1: Forming and Shaping

• Break a part and mix the cake until it forms a cake dough. It's ready when it resembles the look and feel of clay or actual dough. Form the dough into a ball and split in half.
• Nagiri Sushi: For the nagiri sushi, pull small pieces, about the size of the Swedish fish and form into small rectangles with curved edges. They should be about a 1/2 inch in height and 2 in. inches in length.
• Maki Sushi: Form the cake dough into a long rectangle and roll to create a log. The width should be about the size of a quarter. Length will depend upon how much cake dough you have. Wrap in plastic wrap to keep its' shape.
• Place pieces on waxed paper and into the freezer for at least 30 minutes or refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Step 2: Maki Sushi
For full instructions please see : www.instructables.com

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