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)

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 170'C/335'F/gas mark 3. Grease and flour two 26cm sandwich tins.

  2. 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.

  3. 3

    Add the self-raising flour and baking powder and beat well.

  4. 4

    Divide the mixture into the two tins and bake for approximately 20 minutes. Turn out and leave to cool on a wire rack.

  5. 5

    When cold, spread one half with the raspberry jam.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.