Viral Dot Cakes
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake Batter
Margarine or room temperature butter (room_temperature)
200 g
Caster sugar
200 g
Vanilla extract
1 tsp
Medium eggs
3 piece
Self raising flour
200 g
Buttercream Frosting
Unsalted butter (room_temperature)
150 g
Icing sugar
150 g
Vanilla extract
1 tsp
Purple food colouring
1 drop
Sprinkles
50 g
Instructions
Prepare cake batter
Cream together margarine/butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy, then add vanilla extract and eggs one at a time.
Add self-raising flour
Fold in the self-raising flour until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
Bake the cake
Pour batter into prepared cake tin and bake at 180°C (160°C fan) for 35-40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
Cool the cake
Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Make buttercream frosting
Beat butter until creamy, then gradually add icing sugar and vanilla extract. Add purple food colouring for a subtle hue.
Decorate with sprinkles
Frost the cooled cake with buttercream and decorate with sprinkles in the viral dot pattern.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in airtight container. Buttercream may soften slightly at room temperature.
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