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18th Birthday Cake

A festive and delicious cake perfect for celebrating an 18th birthday, featuring layered sponge, jam, and buttercream decorations.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 pieces
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: International
Calories: 3500
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cake Batter
  • 800 g caster sugar
  • 800 g butter, softened
  • 8 medium eggs eggs, beaten
  • 800 g self raising flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 8 tablespoons whole milk
Buttercream
  • 400 g butter, softened
  • 560 g icing sugar
  • 4 drops vanilla extract
Filling & Decoration
  • 1 jar strawberry jam Use half for filling
  • spray vegetable oil vegetable oil for spraying moulds

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Lightly spray silicone moulds with vegetable oil.
  2. Mix 400g sugar and 400g butter until creamy. Add 4 eggs and 4 tbsp milk, then beat. Sieve in 400g flour and 2 tsp baking powder, fold gently.
  3. Divide batter into moulds, bake for 30 minutes, then cool on wire racks. Repeat for second batch.
  4. Trim cakes, spread half jar of jam on two cakes, pipe buttercream on top, then sandwich. Decorate with buttercream and toppings.

Notes

Ensure cakes are completely cooled before decorating to prevent melting.