How to Make Pretty Cakes

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How to Make Pretty Cakes

These are really sweet sponge cakes which are perfect for gifts πŸ˜ƒ

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These are great little treats that always get people smiling πŸ˜‰

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Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celcius 😊

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celcius 😊

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Mix the flour, eggs, butter, sugar, vanilla and milk and transfer to a baking tray like this 😚

Mix the flour, eggs, butter, sugar, vanilla and milk and transfer to a baking tray like this 😚

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Once your oven is preheated, pop your mixture into the oven for 30 minutes 😜

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Your cake should look like this once cooked: Yum!! 😜

Your cake should look like this once cooked: Yum!! 😜

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Then transfer to a wire rack to cool down πŸ˜„

Then transfer to a wire rack to cool down πŸ˜„

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Next make your icing: mix the icing sugar with the cold water until you get a smooth, thick paste πŸ˜™

Next make your icing: mix the icing sugar with the cold water until you get a smooth, thick paste πŸ˜™

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These will be used to make the cake shape. You can buy these out of Hobby Craft or Lakeland 😳

These will be used to make the cake shape. You can buy these out of Hobby Craft or Lakeland 😳

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Cut off the top of your cake to make it flat πŸ˜ƒ

Cut off the top of your cake to make it flat πŸ˜ƒ

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Start cutting your three squares ☺

Start cutting your three squares ☺

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Ta-Dah!! πŸ˜„

Ta-Dah!! πŸ˜„

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Cut your squares in half 😌

Cut your squares in half 😌

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Then spread jam on the halves and sandwich together 😳

Then spread jam on the halves and sandwich together 😳

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Drizzle icing on top and transfer to a pretty dish 😌

Drizzle icing on top and transfer to a pretty dish 😌

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This will be the decoration on top πŸ˜ƒ

This will be the decoration on top πŸ˜ƒ

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I made mine to spell mum for her birthday ☺

I made mine to spell mum for her birthday ☺

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Then you can decorate it with syrup and you are done!! 😍

Then you can decorate it with syrup and you are done!! 😍

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I'm Adriana, 17 years old. I love Wicked The Musical, Vivienne Westwood, Audrey Hepburn and Florence + The Machine β™‘ Instagram: @adrianatomei

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Supplies

125 Grams Self-raising flour

125 Grams Castor sugar

3 Eggs

125 Very soft butter

1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract

3 Tablespoons Milk

150 Grams Icing sugar

3 Tablespoons Cold water

Adriana Tomei

Aww you're very welcome! I honestly just made this up like two hours go!! Haha :) xxx

(author) 7 months ago

Olivia Richardson

Great idea! My mums birthday is next week and now I know to make this for her. Have been searching for good ideas for a ages. Thank ou <3 xxx

Olivia Richardson 7 months ago

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