Happy Valentine's Day :)
To my husband. My love.
And to my parents who also celebrate their 33rd engagement anniversary today.
Recipe:
110 g butter, softened at room temperature
110 g butter, softened at room temperature
110 g caster sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp red colouring
110 g flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp milk
- Cream butter and caster sugar till pale.
- Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Stir in vanilla extract and red food colouring.
- Fold in the flour and baking powder, adding the milk till the batter is of folding consistency.
- Bake in oven at 180C for about 20-25 minutes, or until the top turns golden brown. Tip: You will know when your cake is ready when you poke a toothpick in and it comes out clean.
- Cool the cake on a wire rack. Once cooled take it out of the pan and slice the cake about 1cm thick. Take a heart shaped cookie cutter and cut of the hearts.
- Place either one on top of the other, stacking three of them like I did. Or simply lay them out on a plate. You can also choose to add buttercream in between cake layers.
