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Mother's Day Cake
A lovely, buttery plain cake decorated with fresh cream, berries and chrysanthemums.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 286 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Australian
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter (115 grams)
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 3 egg whites
- 2 cups SR flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Decorating
- 200 mls thickened cream
- 7 strawberries
- 10 raspberries
- 15 edible chrysanthemum flowers
- 2 sprigs mint (or another green edible)
- 2 drops pink or red food colouring
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to a moderate temperature (160 degrees celsius, fan-forced).
- Grease a small round tin (18-20cm diameter) and dust with flour, tipping excess flour from tin.
- Cream butter and sugar in a stand mixer.
- Add vanilla essence and continue to beat until pale and creamy.
- Add milk slowly while beating on medium speed.
- Add sifted flour gradually while mixing on lowest speed.
- Beat egg whites to form stiff peaks and then gently fold into mixture.
- Pour mixture into prepared tin and bake for 50-60 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
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Decorating
- Sit cake on a serving plate or stand.
- Whip cream to form stiff peaks. Divid the cream in half and add food colour drops to one half. Stir through a little to get a marbled effect.
- Use piping bags (or a freezer bag with the corner cut out) to pipe small and larger amounts of cream on the top of the cake and around the cake plate. (See video above)
- Place washed and air dried berries, flowers and mint around the top of the cake and around the cake plate. (See video above)
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Nutrition Information
Calories
286kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Cholesterol
45mg
(15%)
Sodium
96mg
(4%)
Potassium
85mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
521IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 286
% Daily Value*
Calories | 286kcal | 14% |
Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
Protein | 4g | 8% |
Fat | 15g | 23% |
Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
Cholesterol | 45mg | 15% |
Sodium | 96mg | 4% |
Potassium | 85mg | 2% |
Fiber | 1g | 4% |
Sugar | 18g | 36% |
Vitamin A | 521IU | 10% |
Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.