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Butterfly cakes
Photo: David Holifield

Butterfly cakes

9 ingredients Makes 14 cakes openrecipes

Cute little cakes shaped like butterfly wings. Expect these to fly off the plate!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

696
Calories
19g
Protein
18g
Fat
109g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cake not in our table 0
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

  • CAKES
  • 113g butter or margarine, softened
  • 113g caster sugar
  • 113g self raising flour
  • 2 medium free range eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • BUTTER ICING
  • 56g butter, softened
  • 113g sieved icing sugar

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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