THE PINK AND
PURPLE BAKE-OFF!
YOU WILL NEED:
Get your (oven) mitts on your favourite recipes and make
your treats stand out! Get creative and bake pink and
purple versions of your favourite cakes and sweet treats.
All for a great cause, and your friends and family won’t
be able to resist their sugar cravings…
8 paper or silicone large cupcake cases
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3 large disposable piping bags and a large star nozzle
Ingredients
Jane Asher’s pink and purple
cupcake recipe
For the cakes:
(makes 8 cupcakes)
100g spreadable butter
100g caster sugar
2 medium eggs
125g self-raising
cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
A few drops of rose
essence (optional)
For the cakes:
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°C fan assisted, 350°F,
Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (160
gas mark 4).
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With an ice cream scoop or spo
15-20 minutes until the tops
the paper cases, and bake for
are golden.
pletely before icing.
Transfer to a rack to cool com
For the icing:
100g softened butter
200g icing sugar
A little milk
Rose essence
Violet essence
Pink paste food colour
Purple paste food colour
Edible glitter
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