Queen Raspberry Birthday Cake

Name: Queen Raspberry Birthday Cake
Ingredients: 9/16 cup unsalted butter softened; 1 7/8 cups caster sugar; 3 lemons unwaxed; 3 large eggs at room temperature, beaten; 1 3/4 cups self raising flour I use a sponge flour; 9/16 cup unsalted butter softened; 1 7/8 cups caster sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 large eggs; 6 3/4 tablespoons milk; heavy cream 300ml double; 1 tablespoon icing sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

13 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

9/16 cup unsalted butter softened
1 7/8 cups caster sugar
3 lemons unwaxed
3 large eggs at room temperature, beaten
1 3/4 cups self raising flour I use a sponge flour
9/16 cup unsalted butter softened
1 7/8 cups caster sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 large eggs
6 3/4 tablespoons milk
heavy cream 300ml double
1 tablespoon icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

Grease and line two cake sandwich tins with baking parchment. Cream the butter and the sugar together until pale and fluffy, add the vanilla and the eggs - one at a time. Add the sieved dry ingredients alternating with the milk until you have a smooth batter. Smooth equally into the tins and bake at 180°C for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
2

Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and whip until the cream forms soft peaks.