Lemon Curd Butterfly Cakes

quick and easy party cakes!

Posted by Hannah

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This is a super quick and easy recipe for butterfly cakes that i through together. I think the lemon- curd adds a nicer texture and taste instead of traditional butter icing that can sometimes be a bit sickly!
The recipe makes about 12 cakes.

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You Will Need (17 things)

  • pre heated Oven at 170 degrees
  • 4 oz Self-Raising Flour
  • 4 oz Caster Sugar
  • 2 medium sized Egg(s)
  • 4 oz Butter
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 2 drop Vanilla Essence
  • 2 tbsp Water
  • 12 tbsp Lemon Curd
  • 1 Cake Tin with holes for the cases
  • 12 Cupcake Baking Case(s)
  • 1 Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Sieve
  • 1 Electric Whisk
  • 1 Spoon
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 pinch Icing Sugar for duting

Steps (12 steps, 30 minutes)

  1. 1

    pre heat oven and line the cake tin with the cases.

  2. 2

    gather all the ingredients together and sieve the flour and baking powder into the mixing bowl.

  3. 3

    add the sugar, eggs and butter into the mixing bowl.

  4. 4

    whisk all ingredients together until the mixture is light and fluffy.

  5. 5

    add the vanilla essence and water into the mixture and whisk it all up. the mixture should fall off a spoon easily.

  6. 6

    divide the mixture into the cake cases. Place the tray into the oven (middle shelf) and bake for 10 mins.

  7. 7

    after 10 mins check the cakes. I normally turn the tray around to make sure all cakes cook evenly and then bake for a further 5 mins or until they are golden brown and you can put a skewer through the cake and it comes out clean.

  8. 8

    take cakes out of the oven and tray and leave on a baking tray to cool.

  9. 9

    once the cakes are cool cut a shall circle out of the top of each cake.

  10. 10

    fill each hole at the top of the cake with lemon- curd. I use home made lemon- curd but any will do.

  11. 11

    take the tops of the cake you cut off and cut them in half to make two small semi- circles. place these back onto of the cakes to look like wings.

  12. 12

    arrange cakes onto a stand and dust with a little icing sugar. and voila you're finished!