Recipe: Butterfly Cakes Pt 1

Hey there!

Sorry for the delay guys, there were a few technical difficulties at my end but everything is running smoothly now! 

So, this weeks post is a recipe. These butterfly cakes are super cute and easy to make (or at least I think so!) and work well for multiple occasions!

Let's get started!

This is the first half of this post and it is going to be the ingredients and the equipment needed and then part 2 is going to be a step by step.

The ingredients you will need (to make approx. 16 cakes):

100g Self-raising flour

100g Caster sugar (superfine sugar)

100g Butter

2 medium-large eggs

Optional:

1 teaspoon baking powder (baking soda)

1 teaspoon cocoa powder

Vanilla essence

You can also add any other ingredients you want, like chocolate chips etc. to add different flavours. you can also cut down or double up the measurements depending on how many cakes you want to make.

If you are using self-raising flour you don't necessarily need baking powder as the cakes would rise well enough anyway but I like to add it just to add a bit more lift.

Next up is the ingredients for the icing. You don't have to ice your cakes but if you do, I recommend butter icing as (if milk is added) it can be really light and creamy and tops off these cakes perfectly whether you ice the whole cake top or just the middle.

50g Butter (softened)

150g icing sugar (confectioners/powdered sugar)

Optional:

1 tablespoon of milk/ cream

Vanilla essence

Cocoa powder

These are just measurements I have found to work and you can alter them in any way you see fit and to make the icing to your taste. If you are adding the cocoa powder to the icing then I recommend mixing it with warm water or milk first to make a paste so that it mixes in better.

Now for the equipment:

A large mixing bowl

A small mixing bowl

Spoon(s)

An electric or regular whisk

Cake cases

Scales

Measuring spoons (optional)

Sieve

Baking trays

Cooling rack

You can use the bowls again (after washing them up!) for the icing but you will also need spoons to mix. You may also want to use a piping bag to make the icing look really professional but knives (I feel) work just as well. Also needed will be a sharp knife if you are going to turn the cakes into butterfly cakes as you will have to cut out the top.

The cake cases I used were the larger ones but you can use any size you want, depending on the size you want your cakes. 

The next half of this post will be coming tomorrow :) 

Until next time!

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