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Recipe for Butterfly Cakes Say a big thank you to your mother or
carer with these butterfly cakes.
You will need:
12-bun muffin tin 12 muffin cases Food processor Sieve
Large metal spoon Spatula
Metal skewer
Wire rack
Small mixing bowl Sharp knife
125 g unsalted butter, softened
125 g caster sugar
2 large eggs
1⁄2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
125 g self-raising flour 1 heaped teaspoon of baking powder
2–3 tablespoons of milk 100 g very soft unsalted butter (for the icing) 100 g icing sugar, sieved Food colouring and flower or butterfly sprinkles
1 Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/Gas Mark 6. Pop the muffin cases into the tin.
2 Put the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour and baking powder into the food processor.
3 Mix gently, carefully adding the milk until you have a soft mixture.
4 Divide the mixture between the muffin cases using the large metal spoon and spatula.
5 Bake for 15–20 minutes until the tops of the cakes have risen like mini mountains. Insert the metal skewer into the cakes
to check they are cooked – it should come out clean.
6 Leave your cakes for 10 minutes, then place them on a wire rack to cool.
7 Meanwhile, make the butter icing. Use the food processor again to beat very soft butter until smooth.
8 Slowly add the sieved icing sugar to the butter while mixing. Add food colouring if you like.
9 Ask an adult to help you slice off the ‘mountain’ part of each cake and carefully cut each part in half – these will be your butterfly ‘wings’.
10 Put a blob of butter icing on to the flat top of each cake and then stick the wings in.
11 Add flower or butterfly sprinkles. Serve and enjoy with your mother or carer!
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