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This one is *really* easy... Its from the huggies site but we won't hold that against it LOL

Butter Cake Recipe

This butter cake recipe is very versatile and can be used to make any number of combinations for a party.

Ingredients:

These quantities make one standard cake.

125grams of softened butter
2/3 cup of caster sugar
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
2 cups SR Flour
2/3 cup milk

Method:

Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Add eggs and Vanilla Essence (Beat until well mixed)
Add small amounts of flour and milk until well mixed in together.
Place into a lined and greased tin and cook for 45mins in an oven pre-heated to 180C.
Test with a skewer to ensure that it is cooked.

Variations:

Chocolate cake

To turn this recipe into a chocolate cake add 2tbs of cocoa and 2tbs of milk to the mixture and beat through.

Marble Cake

Separate mixture into 3 equal parts in different bowls.
Add a couple of drops of pink food colouring to one part.
Add 1tbs of cocoa and 1tbs of milk to one part.
Now spoon the different mixtures into the tin, one spoonful at a time, so that the colours alternate. To finish off the effect use a knife or skewer and swirl the colours together.

Patty Cakes

Fill patty cases to about 3/4 full
Place onto an oven tray and cook for about 12-15 mins or until golden on top.

Butterfly Cakes

Make the patty cakes and wait for them to cool.
Carefully scoop out the top of the cake and cut in half.
Add some whipped cream to the top of the cake and reattach the ?wings? so that they stand up. You can always decorate these with a dash of coloured sprinkles.

If doing a Character Cake you might need a large rectangle tin (its nearly A4 size the one I use) and it's a lot easier to cut things out. OR you can do a square tin and a round tin and cut out from that Let me know if you want tips or hints... a fave site of mine for cakes is Cake decorating ideas, cake tips, cake decorating articles, cake recipes, photos and more. CakeCentral.com gives great ideas!