Easter Lamb Cake

Name: Easter Lamb Cake
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 4 eggs; 1 cup all purpose flour + 2 tbsp; 1 cup cornstarch + 2 tbsp; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 2 cups ground hazelnuts; powdered sugar for dusting; mini chocolate eggs to decorate

10 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 eggs
1 cup all purpose flour + 2 tbsp
1 cup cornstarch + 2 tbsp
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups ground hazelnuts
powdered sugar for dusting
mini chocolate eggs to decorate

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a 68 oz lamb-shaped baking pan. Cream butter, sugar, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder and hazelnuts and fold in. Transfer to prepared pan and smooth. Place on a baking sheet. Bake for 50 mins, or until a skewer comes out clean.
2

Allow to cool for 30 mins, then remove from pan and place on to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar and tie a ribbon around the neck. Arrange on a cake plate, surrounded with mini chocolate eggs.