Birthday Cake Recipe

Birthday Cake Recipe

Making your own cake is a fun way to help the birthday child get
involved in mixing and decorating. Check out our simple cake
recipe which you can personalise to your child’s favourite flavours.

Ingredients
For the cake, you will need...

125g Butter, 125g Caster 125g Self 2 Medium

softened sugar raising flour eggs
For the icing, you will need...

125g Butter, 200g Icing 1tbs Milk 1tsp Vanilla

softened sugar extract

Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C/ Leave to cool on a wire rack -
Gas 4/350°F. Mix the butter and don’t worry if your cake comes
sugar together until pale. Beat out a little wonky, there’s
in the eggs and add the flour plenty of icing to cover that up!
add a little milk if the batter is
too thick. Now time for the icing, beat
the butter until light and fluffy.
You could add sprinkles or food Add icing sugar and beat again
colouring for a colourful pop, until smooth. Mix in milk and
or add 25g of cocoa powder vanilla until creamy.
for a delicious chocolate cake
You can add food colouring or
Divide into 2 cake tins. Bake for flavouring to this to make the
20-25 mins, test the cake with perfect icing for your cake. Or
a knife, if it comes out clean, even add crushed up biscuits
it’s ready! or sprinkles to top it off.
 Cupcake Recipe
Making your own cake is a fun way to help the birthday child get
involved in mixing and decorating. Check out our simple cake
recipe which you can personalise to your child’s favourite flavours.

Ingredients
To make 12 cupcakes, you will need...

1/2tsp vanilla
extract

110g Butter, 110g golden 110g self-

softened caster sugar raising flour
2 Large eggs
For the icing, you will need...

125g Butter, 200g Icing 1tbs Milk 1tsp Vanilla

softened sugar extract

Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C/
Gas 4/350°F. Mix the butter and
sugar together until pale.
Add your eggs one at a time
and continue to mix. Add
the vanilla and flour (here is
where you can add your cocoa
powder or chocolate chips)
and whisk until combined.
Spoon the mixture into
cupcake cases and bake for
15 mins, test the cakes with
a knife, if it comes out clean,
they’re ready!
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Now time for the icing, beat
the butter until light and fluffy.
Add icing sugar and beat again
until smooth. Mix in milk and
vanilla until creamy.
Melt some chocolate into
bowls for kids to dip or drizzle.
Sweets, mini marshmallows
and crushed biscuits are great
toppings for cupcakes, or
maybe even sliced fruit.