Friday, 8 June 2012

Baking Attempt 1

Over this summer I intend to learn how to cook and bake by myself and do other house stuff. Here i am posting the results of baking Butterfly Cakes, my favourite cakes!

Recipe
For the cakes
2 medium eggs
110g / 4oz self-raising flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
110g / 4oz butter (soft)
110g / 4oz sugar

Butter Icing
170g / 6oz icing sugar
85g / 3oz butter (soft)
3 drops of vanilla extract
1 tablespoon of milk



About to put in the oven for 30 mins
 By the look my cakes came out lovely, a bit too dark, but when I tried them they tasted horrible (to me) as the shop only had almond extract and not vanilla, but I might've put a bit much in....however the boyfriend liked them as he likes marzipan (that's what it tasted like) and my mother liked them too. But stay tuned for my second attempt using a slightly different recipe so that  they wont be so brown, and so that I can get the butter icing just right!

A close up of a butterfly
My finished pretty's

2 comments:

  1. Hmmm.. guess what YOU'LL be doing when you come here! They look awesomely delicious!

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  2. Well i didn't like them, but i just re-baked them today and they tase SO much better, and sure i'll make some :)

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