LOLLIPOP CAKE

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Fab, fun easy-to-make birthday cake - decorate with your little ones' favourite treats

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Afternoon tea, Snack, Treat

Time 1h30m

Yield Cuts into 12-16 slices

Number Of Ingredients 11

280g butter , very well softened
280g golden caster sugar
6 medium eggs
200g self-raising flour
50g custard powder or cornflour
finely grated zest of 2 lemons or oranges
about 6 tbsp thick lemon curd , plus extra for brushing
½ x 450g pack ready-to-use icing
lollipops
candles
jelly sweets or Smarties

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter and line the bottom of a 20cm round cake tin. Put all the cake ingredients in a large bowl and beat for about 2 mins until smooth. Bake for about 50-60 mins, or until risen and springy to the touch. Leave to cool briefly in the tin, then turn the cake out and cool on a wire rack. If the cake peaks a bit, slice off the top to level it.
  • For the filling, cut the cake in half and sandwich back together with the lemon curd. Brush the top of the cake with a little more lemon curd. Roll out the icing and cut into a 20cm round. Carefully place on top of the cake, press down gently, smoothing it with your hands. Stick the lollipops into the icing at different levels, and the appropriate number of candles, then scatter on some jelly sweets or Smarties. The cake will keep in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 3 days.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 353 calories, Fat 17 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 49 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 42 grams sugar, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium

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