Valentine's Day Traybake
This Valentine's Day Traybake is one layer of a super quick and simple vanilla cake, decorated with a delicious vanilla buttercream piped to create the cutest Valentine’s Day Traybake.
Servings: 12 Servings
Ingredients
For the Vanilla Cake
- 200 g Caster Sugar
- 200 g Unsalted Butter or Stork
- 200 g Self-Raising Flour
- 4 Large Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
For the Buttercream
- 500 g Icing Sugar
- 250 g Unsalted Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 3-4 tbsp Whole Milk (optional)
- Red Food Colouring
- Strawberry Food Colouring
- Pale Pink Food Colouring
- Purple Food Colouring
To Decorate
- Sprinkles
- Edible Gold Glitter
Instructions
To Make the Cake
- Preheat the oven to 180C (160C Fan). Line a 12” x 8" tin with greaseproof paper and leave to one side.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
- Add in the flour, eggs, vanilla extract, and baking powder. Whisk until all are combined.
- Pour the mixture into your cake tin and bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes. You will know they are ready when they are springy to touch.
- Leave to cool in the cake tin for 15-20 minutes and then remove and put them on a wire rack to cool fully.
To Make the Buttercream
- Beat the butter in your bowl for 5-10 minutes until pale in colour.
- Add in the icing sugar and vanilla extract and mix until completely combined.
- If the buttercream is too thick, add a tablespoon of milk and mix again. Repeat until the buttercream is the desired consistency.
- Split the buttercream equally between the four bowls. Add a small amount of food colouring to each bowl and mix. Repeat until all four colours are as desired.
- Place each coloured buttercream into a piping bag with a different piping tip.
Decoration
- Pipe all four colours onto the cake in any pattern or design you want.
- Once you have covered the cake in buttercream sprinkle over some sprinkles and edible glitter.
Notes
- This cake will last 3+ days in an airtight container.