BiRTHDAY CAKE

     This Birthday cake is in fact very easy to make but will go down a STORM with kids and adults alike! Believe me its feather like texture combined with the sweetness of the icing will test your will power of not mauling the entire CAKE!

     I made this cake for my teachers friend little lads first birthday.  Everyone loved it-especially him!!! Its already cut into slices so it made it easy for all the kids and adults to get a slice! Sponge style birthday cake with vanilla essence topped with gooey white icing, sprinkles and blue butter cream writing of Brandon.  

 Its certainly a classic with a twist!

Ingredients

275g/10oz self-raising flour

225g.8oz pure dairy free margarine

4 tablespoons Rice Dream Milk

1 tablespoon baking powder

2 drops of vanilla essence

Sprinkles

Icing

225g/8oz sifted icing sugar

2 tablespoons lukewarm water

blue food dye

Butter Cream Writing

3oz/75g pure dairy free butter

6oz/175g icing sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Equipment

Deep baking tray

Sieve

Large mixing bowl

Wooden spoon

Icier/knife

Spoon

Piping bag

Cooking

(1) Pre-heat the oven to 180

(2) Grease the baking tin

(3) Sieve the flour and baking powder

(4) Add the margarine, milk and eggs

(5) Beat well with the wooden spoon

(6) Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 40-45 mins

(7) Allow to cool on a wire tray for an hour or so

Icing Time!

(1) Sieve the icing sugar in your mixing bowl.

(2) Add a little water at a time and stir

(3) Add some more water and stir again until it resembles a glue like state

Buttering it Dairy Free!

(1) Beat the butter in a bowl until creamy

(2)Sieve in the icing sugar and add the vanilla essence

(3) Add a little blue icing and stir

Cake Time!

(1) Spread the icing over the cake with an icier or knife.

(2) Go mad with the sprinkles!

(3) Let it set before dividing it into squares

(4) Put your butter cream icing into a pipping bag and spell out the name you wish to write ^^

Bon Appetit! No one will EVER believe its dairy free!!