Yummie Buttercake recipe

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 serves twelve

INGREDIENTS

200g butter, softened

2 1/4 cups (300g) of gluten-free self raising flour

1 cup (125mL) milk

2 eggs

2 egg whites

3 x 10g packets gluten-free edible sugar roses

FROSTING

1 cup (220g) caster sugar

1/2 cup (125mL) water

2 egg whites

green, white and red food colouring

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease and line deep 25cm-heart cake pan.

2.Beat butter in medium bowl with electric mixer until changed to a paler colour. Sift flour and 1/4 cup of the sugar together. Beat flour mixture and milk into the butter, in two batches only until combined.

3. Beat eggs and egg whites in a small bowl with electric mixer until thick and creamy. Gradually add remaining sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating until sugar dissolves between additions. Gradually pour egg mix into flour mixture with motor operating at low speed, only until combined.

4.Spread mixture into pan; bake about 50 mins. Stand cake 10 mins; turn, top side up, onto wire rack to cool.

FLUFFY FROSTING

Stir sugar and water in small saucepan over heat, without boiling, until sugar is dissolved. Boil, uncovered, without stirring about 5mins, or until syrup reaches 116 degrees Celsius on a candy thermometer. Syrup should be thick but not coloured. Remove from heat; allow bubbles to subside. Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form. While mixer is operating, add hot syrup in thin stream; beat on high speed for about 10mins or until mixture is thick and cool. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the frosting in a small bowl and tint it green. Tint icing red and spread on the cake evenly. Put the green icing into a small frosting bag; pipe leaves onto cake. Tint four table spoons of icing and place into small frosting bag. Make flower shapes!! And Bobs your uncle!

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MARLOW-MERINGUE KISSES

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The perfect recipes for a high-class day with your besties!

Marlow-meringue kisses What you need: * 100g packet petite vanilla flavoured meringues * 10 pink marshmallows * 2 tablespoons multicoloured sprinkles What to do: 1. Count out 24 meringues. 2. Place marshmallows in a small microwave-safe heatproof bowl. Microwave marshmallows on high (100 per cent) for 20 seconds or until marshmallows double in size and soften. Stir until smooth. 3. Spoon 1 heaped teaspoon of melted marshmallow onto a meringue and sandwich together with another. 4. Place sprinkles on a small plate. Gently roll the kisses in sprinkles until the marshmallow centre is coated. Place the kisses on a tray lined with baking paper for about 30 minutes to allow the marshmallow to set. Jiggly jelly custard tarts What you need: * 12 sweet pastry cases * 1 1/2 cups smooth and creamy vanilla custard * 85g packet raspberry flavoured jelly crystals * Strawberries, to decorate What to do: 1. Place custard in a small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until hot, not boiling. Add jelly crystals and stir over a low heat for about three minutes or until jelly crystals have dissolved. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool for 20 minutes. 2. Pour custard filling into a pouring jug, and pour into pastry cases. 3. Refrigerate overnight or until filling has set. Just before serving, arrange sliced strawberries prettily over the top of the tarts! Chicken and cucumber sandwiches What you need: * 10 slices white sandwich bread * 1 large Lebanese cucumber * 1/3 cup mayonnaise * 100g shaved cooked chicken breast * 1/2 bunch chives, finely chopped What to do: 1. Using a vegetable peeler, cut thin strips of cucumber by running a peeler from one end of the cucumber to the other, until you come to the seeds in the middle. 2. Spread mayonnaise over one side of each slice of bread. Top with cucumber strips and chicken. Top with remaining slices of bread. 3. Get mum or dad to help you trim the crusts from the sandwiches using a serrated knife. Cut each sandwich into three fingers. 4. Spread a small amount of extra mayonnaise on one long side of each finger and coat in chives.

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Not interested with UB Funkies ? Try Moshi Monsters, anyone can play from 1 to 120yrs of age! You can buy moshi merchandise from the online store and vip gift cards from the newsagents! Firstly adopt a monster and your in and BOBS YOUR UNCLE! (soz if your uncles name isn't bob! It's a bit of ozzie slang!) 

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