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Surprise Piñata cake recipe

Surprise Piñata cake recipe

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Slice into this sensational vanilla celebration cake and let the sweets hidden inside pour out to surprise and amaze your party guests. This showstopping cake is perfect for kids and adults alike! See method

  • Serves 24 (makes 24 slices)
  • 2 hrs 00 mins to prepare and 2 hrs 00 mins to cook
  • 346 calories / serving
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 180g butter, softened
  • 180g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 180g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 340g mini jelly beans

For the icing

  • 250g butter, softened
  • 500g icing sugar, sieved
  • 4 tbsp rainbow sprinkles
No self-raising flour? Add 2 tsp baking powder for every 150g plain flour

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1450kj
    346kcal     17%

  • Fat

    16g 23%

  • Saturates

    9g 47%

  • Sugars

    38g 42%

  • Salt

    0.1g 2%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 50.7g Protein 1.7g Fibre 0.3g

Method

  1. Heat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C.
  2. Grease and base line an 18cm deep sandwich tin. Put the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat together well. Beat in the eggs, then fold in the flour, vanilla extract and milk. Spoon a third of the mixture into the tin and spread level. Bake in the oven for 35–40 mins. Remove and cool. Repeat twice more so you have three sponges.

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  3. To make the icing, beat the butter with half the icing sugar, then beat in the rest. Add 1-2 tsp hot water to mix to a spreading consistency.
  4. If the sponges have risen to a peak, trim off the cake tops to make them flat. Using an 8cm round cutter, stamp out the centre of each cake. Place one cake on a serving plate or board. Take one of the 8cm rounds and slice in half horizontally. Place one of these discs in the hole in the cake on the board, setting aside the other half. Spread a little icing on the cake. Place a second cake ring on top and spread with more icing. Top with the remaining cake ring.
  5. Fill the centre of the cake with the jelly beans. Put the reserved cake disc on top of the jelly beans to seal them in. Spread the remaining icing over the top and sides of the cake. Using a cake scraper, smooth the top and sides so that they are as flat as possible.
  6. Scatter the sprinkles over the top and halfway down the sides of the cake.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

Bake according to the recipe but stop before adding decoration or icing if called for. Allow to cool completely. Wrap well in clingfilm and tin foil (to prevent freezer burn) and freeze for up to 3 months.

Loosen the tin foil and clingfilm but leave to defrost in packaging at room temperature for several hours before serving. If you wish to serve the baked goods warm, place them on a baking sheet for 10 mins in a moderate oven.

If you wish to add icing or decoration, add them after the baked goods have fully defrosted and are at room temperature.

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As part of a healthy balanced diet, we recommend this recipe for a special occasion or treat.

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