Orange butterfly cakes Recipe

Orange butterfly cakes Recipe

  • 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
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 (160C fan).
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.