Fi’s got three little ladies, and whilst that means our resident Disney princess can channel her inner Elsa from Frozen on a day to day basis, it also that means she’s got to bake three birthday cakes… every year. That’s a lot of eggs!
But don’t worry, her easy-peasy birthday cake is a real time saver… and delicious too!
Fiona’s easy peasy birthday cake
Ingredients (for the cake)
- 225g butter
- 225g sugar
- 225g self raising flour
- 4 large eggs
Ingredients (for decorating)
- 1 tablespoon raspberry jam
- 200g butter
- 400g icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon of milk
- Food colouring
- 500g ready to roll icing
- Ribbon
- Cake topper
- Figures/toys
Method
- Heat oven to 180°c and line 2” x 7” round cake tins with cake tin cases.
- Cream together softened butter and sugar, then add the eggs one at a time stirring a spoonful of flour between each egg. Mix in remaining flour and beat ‘til you have a smooth, light batter.
- Divide the batter evenly between the tins and pop in the oven to bake for 25-30 mins. Check they’re done by poking a thin skewer through the middle of the cake. If it comes out clean your cake is baked.
- Once baked, take your cakes out of the tins and leave to completely cool.
- Soften butter and gradually mix in icing sugar, beating in lots of air and fluffiness. If the icing is a bit stiff add in a splash of milk. Pink food colouring is great for a girly touch!
- Smooth raspberry jam on top of one cake. Then spread a decent helping of buttercream across the top of the cake too. Sandwich your second cake on top. Next, smooth layer of buttercream all over the cake, including the sides, to fill in any cracks and create a smooth surface. Chill your cake in the fridge for around 30 mins ‘til the buttercream hardens.
- Roll out your fondant icing into a large circle, about 2mm thick, then lift your sheet of icing, draping it over your cake. Smooth it from the top down. The trick is to gradually work downwards, smoothing against the buttercream an inch at a time, lifting out any folds before they stick together.
- Trim off any excess icing with a sharp knife and use a decorative ribbon at the bottom. Simples!
Top tip: An icing topper or figures/toys can be placed around the base or on top of the cake to give it the final wow factor.
