Carnation Celebration Cake
Get ready to party like a true Brit with this stunning cake decked out in berries, oozing with strawberry jam and slathered in luscious buttery icing! It’s the ultimate treat for picnics, street shindigs, or just to turn a gloomy day into a berry delightful celebration!
For the cake:
Plain flour
Medium eggs
Vanilla extract
Buttery baking spread*
Baking powder
For the icing & decoration:
Strawberry conserve or jam
Icing sugar, sieved
Buttery baking spread*
Vanilla essence or paste
Mixed summer berries, to decorate
*Recipe based on 70% fat buttery baking spread
You will also need:
2 x 18cm sandwich cake tins, base lined with parchment
Step 1 of 5
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4.
Step 2 of 5
Beat all the cake ingredients in a bowl with a wooden spoon (or an electric hand mixer) until pale and creamy.
Step 3 of 5
Spoon the cake mix into the tins and spread out. Bake for about 25-30 minutes until springy and golden. Cool in the tins for a minute, and then turn out on a cake rack.
Step 4 of 5
When cool, put one cake half onto a plate and spread with the jam. Sandwich together with the other half.
Step 5 of 5
Beat the icing sugar, buttery baking spread and vanilla with a few drops of water to make a thick icing. Spread on top of the cake. Put berries on top in a Union Jack shape if you like!
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Carnation Celebration Cake
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PREP: 10 mins
COOK: 25 mins
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Quite Easy
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SERVES: 12
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Ingredients
For the cake:
Plain flour
200gMedium eggs
2Vanilla extract
2 tspButtery baking spread*
150gBaking powder
3 tspFor the icing & decoration:
Strawberry conserve or jam
5 tbspIcing sugar, sieved
175gButtery baking spread*
75gVanilla essence or paste
2 tspMixed summer berries, to decorate
200g*Recipe based on 70% fat buttery baking spread
You will also need:
2 x 18cm sandwich cake tins, base lined with parchment
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Method
Step 1 of 5
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4.
Step 2 of 5
Beat all the cake ingredients in a bowl with a wooden spoon (or an electric hand mixer) until pale and creamy.
Step 3 of 5
Spoon the cake mix into the tins and spread out. Bake for about 25-30 minutes until springy and golden. Cool in the tins for a minute, and then turn out on a cake rack.
Step 4 of 5
When cool, put one cake half onto a plate and spread with the jam. Sandwich together with the other half.
Step 5 of 5
Beat the icing sugar, buttery baking spread and vanilla with a few drops of water to make a thick icing. Spread on top of the cake. Put berries on top in a Union Jack shape if you like!