Butterfly Cakes

Butterfly Cakes


1. Line a 2 x 12 hole deep patty pans with paper cases.

2. Sift dry ingredients into a small bowl of electric mixer.

3. Add butter, eggs, milk and essence.

4. Beat on medium speed about 3 minutes or until mixture is smooth and slightly lighter in colour.

5. Drop 1 1/2 tbsp of mixture into prepared paper cases.

6. Bake in a moderate oven about 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

7. Cool in pans.

8. Using a fine pointed knife, cut circles from tops of cakes about 1 cm from the edge and about 1 1/2cm down into patty cakes.

9. Cut these in half as they will be your butterfly wings, and put aside.

10. Place about 1/2 tsp of jam or lemon butter into cavities of cakes.

11. Top with whipped cream.

12. Place tops into butterfly wings position.

13. Dust with icing sugar.

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