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)
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1
pre heat oven and line the cake tin with the cases.
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2
gather all the ingredients together and sieve the flour and baking powder into the mixing bowl.
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3
add the sugar, eggs and butter into the mixing bowl.
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4
whisk all ingredients together until the mixture is light and fluffy.
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5
add the vanilla essence and water into the mixture and whisk it all up. the mixture should fall off a spoon easily.
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6
divide the mixture into the cake cases. Place the tray into the oven (middle shelf) and bake for 10 mins.
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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.
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8
take cakes out of the oven and tray and leave on a baking tray to cool.
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9
once the cakes are cool cut a shall circle out of the top of each cake.
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10
fill each hole at the top of the cake with lemon- curd. I use home made lemon- curd but any will do.
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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.
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12
arrange cakes onto a stand and dust with a little icing sugar. and voila you're finished!