Flower power birthday cake

Watch our recipe video to see how to create this cute pink birthday cake that has real 'wow' factor.

Serves: 20

Preparation time:  40 minutes

Cooking time:  40 minutes

Cooling time: 30 minutes

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You will need

  • For the cakes:
  • 375g unsalted butter, softened
  • 375g caster sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Taste the Difference Madagascan vanilla extract
  • 6 medium British free range Woodland eggs
  • 375g self raising flour
  • A few drops red food colouring
  • For the filling and icing:
  • 200g unsalted butter, softened
  • 500g icing sugar
  • A few drops red and green food colouring
  • Flower decorations
  • Happy Birthday candles
  • Butterfly cake decorations
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Recipe Information

Step by step guide to making Flower power birthday cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas mark 4. Grease and line 3 x 15cm sandwich cake tins with baking paper.
  2. In a large bowl beat the butter, caster sugar, vanilla extract, eggs and flour together with an hand-held electric whisk until light and smooth.
  3. Divide two-thirds of the mixture between 2 tins. Add a few drops of red food colouring to the remaining mixture and stir to combine. Spoon the remaining mixture into the third cake tin.
  4. Bake the cakes for 35-40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Turn out onto a cooling rack and leave to cool.
  5. Trim off the tops of each sponge using a bread knife to create a flat, level surface. Put one of the plain sponges onto a plate and cover the top with strawberry jam.
  6. Repeat with the pink sponge in the middle, then top with the third sponge.
  7. To make the icing, whisk together the butter and icing sugar. Place a quarter of the icing mix into a separate bowl and stir in the green food colouring. Add the red food colouring to the remaining icing.
  8. Spread the pink icing over the top and sides of the cake using a palette knife or a normal kitchen knife.
  9. Spoon the green icing into a piping bag, then pipe green stalks of the mixture up the sides of the cake.
  10. Arrange the flower decorations on top of each stalk, then top the cake with the Happy Birthday candles. Decorate with the butterfly decorations before serving.

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Video for Flower power birthday cake

TV's Great British Bake Off runner-up Holly Bell demonstrates how easy it is to make this gorgeous pink birthday cake with flower and butterfly decorations.

Nutritional information for Flower power birthday cake

Nutritional information for Flower power birthday cake

Nutrition type per serving
Calories 518 kcal
Total Fat 26.3g
Saturated Fat 16.5g
Salt 0.24g
Sugar 51.3g

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