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Beautiful Butterfly Cake

The Cake

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease one round cake tin and set aside. And then make the packet cake mix according to the manufacturer’s instructions. After all the mixing and beating, pour your batter into your prepared cake tin. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden skewer/toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in tin on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from tin and cool thoroughly on rack. You may wish to put the cake into the fridge for a few hours or even a few days.

The Icing

You need: 140g butter; 280g icing sugar; 1-2 tbsp milk; A few drops food colouring. Beat the butter in a large bowl until soft. Add half the icing sugar and beat until smooth. Then add the remaining icing sugar with one tablespoon of milk. Beat until creamy then add the food colouring and mix well. Add extra icing sugar to thicken or a little extra milk to make more runny if necessary. Store the icing in an airtight container and freeze for a few hours or a few days.

The Decorations

You need: Licorice; Chocolate chip; Smarties; Jelly beans; Chocolate freckles; Candles; Sprinkles. Cut your cake into three parts to form a butterfly. Cover your cake with icing. (Dip your knife in a cup of warm water for easy spreading of the icing.) Decorate the cake with assorted sweets and the black licorice strips to represent the feelers and patterns on the wings. And at last, place candles on the cake.

My first attempt at making a birthday cake and also first attempt at writing a recipe…