Lego Cake

Ingredients

• Cake

  • 3 3/4 cups (930 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) salt
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 cups (750 ml) sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) milk

• Icing

  • 2 1/4 cups (560 ml) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract
  • 6 cups (1.5 litres) icing sugar
  • 3 different food colourings (green, blue, red or yellow), preferably gel