Princess Birthday Cake
A princess birthday cake that is perfect for your little Princess (and maybe a few big Princesses as well).
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You Will Need (14 things)
- 240 g unsalted Butter , softened
- For the icing :
- Raspberry Jam , for filling
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 250 g Self-Raising Flour
- 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
- 4 tbsp Milk
- 250 g unsalted Butter , softened
- 5 large Egg(s)
- 225 g Caster Sugar
- 500 g Icing Sugar , sieved
- 5 tbsp Milk
- ¼ tsp Vanilla Essence
- 1 - 2 drops of pink Food Coloring
Steps (7 steps, 60 minutes)
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1
Preheat the oven to 170'C/335'F/gas mark 3. Grease and flour two 26cm sandwich tins.
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2
Using a mixer, beat the caster sugar and eggs together until light and frothy. Slowly add the butter, then the milk and vanilla essence.
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3
Add the self-raising flour and baking powder and beat well.
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4
Divide the mixture into the two tins and bake for approximately 20 minutes. Turn out and leave to cool on a wire rack.
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5
When cold, spread one half with the raspberry jam.
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6
To make the icing, beat the butter, sugar, milk and vanilla essence together until smooth. Spread one-quarter of the icing on the other half of the sponge, then sandwich the two halves together.
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7
Add the food colouring to the remainder of the icing and beat until you get a Princess Perfect Pink. Ice the rest of the cake top and sides, and serve.