Name: Honeybee heart cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Buttercream; 185 gram butter, softened; 2 1/4 cup pure icing sugar, sifted; 2 tablespoon milk; 1 3/4 cup self-raising flour, sifted; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 150 gram butter, melted; 3/4 cup sour cream; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 1/2 cup honey, warmed; chocolate bees, to decorate

Honeybee heart cake

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Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

Buttercream

185 gram butter, softened

2 1/4 cup pure icing sugar, sifted

2 tablespoon milk

1 3/4 cup self-raising flour, sifted

3/4 cup caster sugar

150 gram butter, melted

3/4 cup sour cream

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 cup honey, warmed

chocolate bees, to decorate

Method

Honeybee heart cake

1.Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C. Lightly grease and line a 21cm heart- shape (or 22cm round) pan with baking paper.

2.In a bowl, combine flour and sugar. In a jug, whisk butter, sour cream, eggs and honey together. Fold into flour mixture.

3.Spoon into pan and smooth surface. Bake 50-60 minutes, until cooked. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Buttercream

4.In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter until very pale. Gradually add half icing sugar until combined. Beat in milk and remaining icing sugar.

5.Level out cake using a sharp serrated knife. Spread with buttercream and arrange bees around cake to serve.

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