Delicious UK - (05)May 2020

SIMPLE TO SCALE UP OR DOWN

Easybutterf lycakes
MAKES12.HANDS-ONTIME 20 MIN,
OVEN TIME 20-25 MIN

MAKE

AHEAD

Makeupto 24 hoursinadvance.
Oncecool,puttheundecorated
cakesinanairtightcontainerfor
upto2 days,orfreezeforupto1 month.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIPS

Thesofterthebutteris,the
easierit willbetomakea smooth
cupcakebatterandbuttercream.
If youwanttomakestraightforward
fairycakesyoucanomitstep 4 and simply
topthecakeswithicing.

KNOW-

HOW

Thisrecipeiseasytoresize
dependingonhowmanyeggsyou
have.Foreachmediumfree-
rangeegguse55geachbutter,caster
sugarandself-raisingflour.Battermade
using 1 egg will make 4 butterfly cakes.

FORTHECUPCAKES

• 160gunsaltedbutter,softened (see tips)


• 160ggoldencastersugar


• 3 mediumfree-rangeeggs, beaten


• 160gself-raisingflour


• 2 tsp vanilla bean extract

FORTHEBUTTERCREAM

• 160gunsaltedbutter,softened


• 270gicingsugar,plusextrato dust


• 1 tsp vanilla bean extract

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• 12-holemuffintinlinedwith 12 paper
  muffincases(we used Dr Oetker);
  piping bag

1 Heattheovento170°C/150°Cfan/

gas3½.Putthecupcakeingredientsina

largebowlandbeattoa smooththickbatter

usinganelectricmixerorwoodenspoon.

2 Spoonthebatterintothepapercases.

Bake for 20-25 minutes until risen, golden

anda skewerpushedintothecentre

comesoutclean.Leavetocoolinthe tin

ona wirerack(seeMakeAhead).

3 Meanwhile,makethebuttercream.Beat

thebutterina largebowlusinganelectric

mixerorwoodenspoon.Addhalftheicing

sugarandbeatuntilcombined,thenadd

theremainingsugarwiththevanilla. Beat

untilsmoothandpalerincolour.

4 Usea smallknifetocutouta circleof

cakefromthetopofeachcupcake,

creatinga shallowindent.Cutthecake

circleinhalftomakethebutterflywings.

5 Filla pipingbagwiththeicing(cutoffthe

tipif it’sa disposablebag)– noneedfor

a nozzle.Pipesomeicingintothesmall

holesinthecakes,thengentlypushthe

cakewingsintoit.Siftovericingsugarand

enjoystraightaway,orputina sealable

containerandeatoverthenextfewdays.

PERCAKE373kcals,23.5gfat(14.3g

saturated),3.3gprotein,39.6gcarbs

(28.8g sugars), 0.2g salt, 0.5g fibre

EASY SWAP

Noself-raising

flour?Add1 tsp

bakingpowderfor

every110gplain

flourforthe

same result.