ORANGE BUTTERFLY CAKES
ORANGE BUTTERFLY CAKES
ORANGE BUTTERFLY CAKES

Ingredients
  • 100g/3½oz baking spread
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • 100g/3½oz self-raising flour
  • 1 level tsp baking powder
  • 1 orange
  • grated zest only
  • 3 tbsp orange curd
  • 50g/1¾oz soft butter
  • 100g/3½oz sifted icing sugar
  • icing sugar
  • to dust
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
  • Put all the cake ingredients into a large bowl and beat well for 2-3 minutes
  • or until the mixture is well-blended and smooth. Fill each paper case with about 35g/1¼oz of mixture.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes
  • or until the cakes are well risen and golden-brown. Lift the paper cases out of the bun tin and cool the cakes on a wire rack.
  • When cool
  • cut a disc from the top of each cake leaving a little gap around the edge and cut this slice in half. Spoon half a teaspoonful of orange curd in each.
  • To make the icing
  • beat the butter and icing sugar together until well blended. Pipe or spoon a swirl of buttercream on top of the orange curd and place the half slices of cake on top to resemble butterfly wings. Dust the cakes with icing sugar to finish.