Butterfly buns

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Ingredients

Follow our step-by-step butterfly buns in pictures to make these cakes with the kids.

For the buns:
  • 100g (4oz) caster sugar
  • 100g (4oz) butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 100g (4oz) self-raising flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 15ml (1tbsp) milk
For the buttercream:
  • 50g (2oz) butter, softened
  • 75g (3oz) icing sugar
  • 2tbsp strawberry jam
  • Icing sugar, for dusting
Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F, gas mark 5). Line a muffin tray with 10 paper muffin cases.
  2. Place the sugar, butter, eggs, flour, baking powder and milk in a large bowl and mix with an electric whisk until pale and creamy.
  3. Divide the mixture between the muffin cases and bake for 15-20 mins until risen, golden and firm to the touch. Transfer to a cooling rack. Leave to cool.
  4. To make the buttercream, place the butter in a bowl and sift over the icing sugar. Beat until smooth.
  5. Slice the tops off each cake and fill the cavities with a little buttercream and jam. Cut each sliced top in half and arrange on top of the filling to resemble butterfly wings. Dust lightly with icing sugar.

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