Let’s make a delicious birthday cake that will make everyone smile. Imagine the sweet aroma filling your kitchen as you mix the golden butter cake batter. Imagine the bright blue frosting swirling on top of the cake like a sky full of dreams. And those strawberry sour strawberry lollies? They’re like little bursts of joy!
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups plain (all purpose) flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ cups castor sugar (superfine)
- 125g melted butter (softened to room temperature)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and caster sugar.
Add the melted butter, milk and vanilla essence to the dry ingredients. Mix well until you have a smooth dough.
Pour the mixture into a greased cake tin.
Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool completely before decorating.
Decoration ideas:
Buttercream icing: In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat 125g (4.5 oz/½ cup) softened butter with 1 ½ cups sifted icing sugar. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla essence and 2 tablespoons milk and whisk until fluffy. Spread the buttercream over the cooled cake.
Blue food colouring: Add a few drops of blue food colouring to the buttercream for a fun twist.
Strawberry sour cream lollies: Cut the sour straps into desired shapes and place on top of the cake.
Party Mix Lollies: Sprinkle the party mix lollies over the cake for a colourful and festive look.
