Ingredients

Ingredients To decorate the cake

• 250g/9oz royal icing

• few drops yellow food colouring

• 2 tbsp sugar syrup

• 150g/5½oz lemon curd

• 250ml/9fl oz double cream, whipped until stiff peaks form when the whisk is removed

For the cake

• 100g/3½oz unsalted butter

• 250g/9oz caster or brown sugar

• 50ml/2fl oz sunflower oil

• 25g/1oz arrowroot or cornflour

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 4 medium free-range eggs

• 80ml/2½fl oz milk

• 100ml/3½fl oz double cream

• 300g/10½oz plain flour

• 3 tsp baking powder

For the buttercream

• 300g/10½oz icing sugar

• 25g/1oz liquid glucose

• 50ml/1¾fl oz condensed milk

• 2 tsp vanilla extract or other flavouring

• 200g/7oz unsalted butter, softened

• 100g/3½oz baking margarine, softened

• 200g/7oz icing sugar

• 100ml/3¾fl oz double cream

• few drops yellow food colouring

• 1 tsp lemon extract

Description

This Pretty Birthday Cake Is Perfect For A Girl’s Birthday Party But Can Also Be Adapted For Other Occasions Such As Mothers’ Day.

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