Princess Birthday Cake
Extract from The Jewish Princess Feasts & Festivals • By Georgie Tarn and Tracey Fine • Published by SterlingAbout
A princess birthday cake that is perfect for your little Princess (and maybe a few big Princesses as well).
From the book, The Jewish Princess Guide to Fabulosity by Tracey Fine & Georgie Tarn, published by Quadrille. Check out the The Jewish Princess and follow them on Twitter.
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© 2024 Georgie Tarn / Sterling · Reproduced with permission.
You Will Need
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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 170'C/335'F/gas mark 3. Grease and flour two 26cm sandwich tins.
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Step 2
Using a mixer, beat the caster sugar and eggs together until light and frothy. Slowly add the butter, then the milk and vanilla essence.
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Step 3
Add the self-raising flour and baking powder and beat well.
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Step 4
Divide the mixture into the two tins and bake for approximately 20 minutes. Turn out and leave to cool on a wire rack.
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Step 5
When cold, spread one half with the raspberry jam.
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Step 6
To make the icing, beat the butter, sugar, milk and vanilla essence together until smooth. Spread one-quarter of the icing on the other half of the sponge, then sandwich the two halves together.
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Step 7
Add the food colouring to the remainder of the icing and beat until you get a Princess Perfect Pink. Ice the rest of the cake top and sides, and serve.