Skip to main content
Queen’s guard novelty cake
Photo: David Holifield

Queen’s guard novelty cake

11 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 10-12 openrecipes

A charming, child-friendly cake that will wow everyone, this royal guard cake is a simple lemon sponge that's great for birthdays.

Share this recipe

Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

845
Calories
28g
Protein
26g
Fat
124g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 350g/12oz butter
  • 350g/12oz caster sugar
  • 350g/12oz plain flour
  • 6 free-range eggs
  • 2 lemons
  • 4 tbsp milk
  • 500g/1lb 2oz icing sugar
  • red food colouring
  • black food colouring
  • black writing icing

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe in our database. View the full recipe at the original source →
By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

Curious what else pairs well?

Use our flavor tools to explore molecular pairings, find substitutes, and discover novel combinations.