Preheat your oven to 160C and grease 3 X 20cm tins.
Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until light a fluffy. Add the eggs one by one beating them in and combining well each time. You can do all this with a stand or electric whisk.
Now add the dry ingredients and vanilla then fold through.
Add the milk to loosen the batter and then divide into three tins. Bake for 40-50mins until a knife comes out clean.
Leave to cool before removing from the tin and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
While they are cooling make the buttercream by beating all the ingredients together until you make a smooth paste.
To assemble place onto a cake stand one of the bases and pipe buttercream in between each layer.
Finish the top layer with buttercream and sprinkles.
Serve and enjoy.
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3 Tier Celebration Cake
CATEGORY: All Recipes
COOK TIME: 40-50mins
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What you need:
330g of Butter
330g of caster sugar
6 large free-range eggs
3 tsp vanilla extract
330g self-raising flour, sifted
1 tsp baking powder
4 tbsp of milk to loosen batter
For the Buttercream
300g butter, softened
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
500g icing sugar, sifted
Sprinkles to decorate
How to:
Preheat your oven to 160C and grease 3 X 20cm tins.
Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until light a fluffy. Add the eggs one by one beating them in and combining well each time. You can do all this with a stand or electric whisk.
Now add the dry ingredients and vanilla then fold through.
Add the milk to loosen the batter and then divide into three tins. Bake for 40-50mins until a knife comes out clean.
Leave to cool before removing from the tin and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
While they are cooling make the buttercream by beating all the ingredients together until you make a smooth paste.
To assemble place onto a cake stand one of the bases and pipe buttercream in between each layer.
Finish the top layer with buttercream and sprinkles.
