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Jewelled Butterfly Buns

Makes: 4

Ingredients

3 eggs

150g soft butter

150g caster sugar

150fg self raising flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

I teaspoon cochineal or red food colouring

 

Decoration and filling

 

4 teaspoons raspberry jam

300ml double cream

150g cream cheese

25g icing sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

 

8 x glace cherries ( red, green or yellow)

4 x golden chocolate eggs or balls

 

Edible gold lustre spray

Method

Pre heat the oven 180°C / 160°C fan/ gas mark 5

Line 4 petit casseroles with a paper muffin case in each or line with parchment

  1. Place the eggs, butter, sugar, flour, baking powder and red food colouring in a bowl and mix well until the batter is smooth and drops off a spoon easily
  2. Divide the mixture between the 4 petit casseroles and place on a tray in the oven to bake for 25 – 30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean
  3. Remove from the casseroles and leave to cool. When cold slice the top off the cakes at the top of the paper case
  4. Cut the lid in half to make 2 wings
  5. Spread one teaspoon of jam over the top of each bun
  6. Make the filling by mixing together the double cream ,cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla until the mixture is thick and stand in soft peaks
  7. Pipe or spoon the cream mixture on top of the jam
  8. Place the 2 wings into the cream
  9. Pipe a row of cream between the two wings
  10. Decorate with glace cherries and gold balls to look like jewels
  11. Spray the buns with gold lustre