Baking Day!

So, today I decided to do some baking! I recently brought a silicon cupcake tray and wanted to try it out. I made a batch of 12 banana cupcakes and 12 lemon butterfly cakes. I'll outline the ingredients which I used and the method below for anyone that fancies giving them a go! And also, at the very bottom I'll include my personal greatest baking achievement.

Banana Cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 115g butter
• 115g caster sugar
• 115g self-raising flour
• 2 medium eggs
• 1 ripe mushed banana

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180 degrees/160 degrees(fan assisted)
2. Cream together the butter and sugar, then add the flour, eggs and banana. Mix until smooth.
3. Put cake cases in a cupcake tray and fill them with the mixture evenly.
4. Bake for 20 minutes until soft and springy to touch. Then allow to cool.

I did this and decided that they needed something a little extra, so I added butter cream and pink edible glitter.

Lemon Butterfly Cakes

Ingredients:

• 113g caster sugar
• 113g butter
• 60ml milk
• 1 egg
• 113g self-raising flour
• 1 jar lemon curd

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180 degrees/160 degrees(fan assisted).
2. Cream together the butter and cream.
3. Put the milk in a measuring jug and add the egg. Then, whisk them together(with a fork).
4. Add the flour to the butter and sugar mix and then add the milk and egg mix in as well. Add around 5-6 teaspoons of lemon curd finally.
5. Like the cases again and evenly distribute the mixture between them.
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
7. Leave to cool.
8. Cut a section out of the middle and then halve it. Fill the hole with lemon curd and then place the halved pieces on top to look like wings.

My Baking Great

Back in December it was my boyfriends' birthday and I decided to push my limited baking skills to the limit and make him as minion(from Despicable Me) cake. It took 2 days and a lot a research, but finally I got it looking how I imagined.