SIMPLE BUTTERFLY CAKES

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Extremely easy to make and taste delicious, go down a treat

Provided by alice1211

Time 50m

Yield Makes Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 eggs
110g (4oz) self-raising flour
110g (4oz) butter/margarine
110g (4oz) Caster sugar
2 tsp baking powder
220g (8oz) icing sugar
110g (4oz) butter
Milk

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 180C (fan)/200C (electric)/Gas mark 6
  • Lay out 12 cake cases in a bun tin
  • Mix the sugar, flour and baking powder together
  • Add the butter/margarine and eggs
  • Whisk all of it together
  • Using a teaspoon, fill the cake cases with the mixture (be sure to give them a fair amount)
  • Put the tray in the oven for around 15 mins or until they are golden brown
  • Take them out of the oven and place on a cooling rack
  • Make the icing by whisking the butter and half the sugar together, once they are mixed add the rest of the sugar and a dash of milk, continue whisking
  • Use a sharp knife to cut a upside-down, shallow cone shape out the top of the cake, cut this in half. Fill the hole in the cake with icing and then place the cut out cake on top (like wings.) Sprinkle some icing sugar on top of your cakes

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