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Get the kids to help you make these easy buns - just slice the tops off each cake and fill the cavities with buttercream and jam to make the wings!
Ingredients
For the buns:
100g (4oz) caster sugar
100g (4oz) butter, softened
2 large eggs
100g (4oz) self-raising flour
½ tsp baking powder
15ml (1tbsp) milk
For the buttercream:
50g (2oz) butter, softened
75g (3oz) icing sugar
2tbsp strawberry jam
Icing sugar, for dusting
Nutritional information
Each portion contains:
Calories260
13%
of an adult's guideline daily amount
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This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F, gas mark 5). Line a muffin tray with 10 paper muffin cases.
Place the sugar, butter, eggs, flour, baking powder and milk in a large bowl and mix with an electric whisk until pale and creamy.
Divide the mixture between the muffin cases and bake for 15-20 mins until risen, golden and firm to the touch. Transfer to a cooling rack. Leave to cool.
To make the buttercream, place the butter in a bowl and sift over the icing sugar. Beat until smooth.
Slice the tops off each cake and fill the cavities with a little buttercream and jam. Cut each sliced top in half and arrange on top of the filling to resemble butterfly wings. Dust lightly with icing sugar.
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Your comments
kirby
they were amaxing "WOW" THERE so COOL I CANT WAIT TO TRY THEM YUMMY YUMMY IN MY TUMMY TUMMY x x x x x
megan
i made the butterfly buns and they were brilliant and this website is really helpful
Debra
this website is brilliant,, i have got some great recipes easy to follow and a pleasure to browse.
tasia
i give this website a 5 star! it is so easy to read,so easy to find the recipie you want and is free! what more can i ask for!!!!!
jam
When we looked at the buns we were very pleased lovely firm buns
Cupcake eater
Simple easy to make with 3 year olds well ok they do get a bit messy :) one of the best recipes for butterfly cakes
Emma
Cakes didn't rise. No butterfly wings!!
Erinkirk9
Good work mines are perfect
emily<3
these are really good I recommend you make these xxx
emily<3
that good thanks i am going to make some for a party too <3 x
Linzi
I made these with my son for the family he liked them that much he ate most of them. Really simple the best I've made yet.
Von
I made these for a family party and they went down a treat. Dead easy to make and very tasty.
Alex Lorien
This is the first thing I ever baked and they are so nice!
I put a drop of food colouring in with the butter icing to make it a little different.
jammy123
love them*
jammy123
very nice buns love then and im making them now thay are so yummy!
wwwchatawayukcouk
these are really yummy!!
Susan Robinson Hamilton
I will be making theses with my son once his better as he lOVES Butterflys. I have shown him the picture and he has asked if they will make him fly lol x
lmster
burning fat is done by doing more exercises like walking,sports,and running
fat is not useful but is harmful to the body because is one of the causes of the heart diseases
here i wrote all a bout running burn fat so u can check it out
thanks for well written here
Gary
i have made these twice now and my nan who used to be a cake maker even said they were the best she'd ever tasted. fantastic!
Louise
I made these, just without the Jam an Stork instead of butter last night and have just 1 left and have earned massive brownie points with all my work mates and family!
wilma
making these today, with my darling wilba hope they taste good, or wilba will have some complaining to do.-.-
Aarcha
OMG!!!!Sooo cool! I'm gonna go make them tomorrow. Oh, I can't wait!!!!!!
Danielle
The website is fab! Instructions really easy to follow. Lets hope that they taste great too!!! :) x
shafia
the recipe looks good, can't wait to try it out with my cuzzy, hope it goes well, but it seems like a fabulous recipe according to the comments, fingers crossed xXxX
Rebecca
Made these today with my children, really easy to make and they turned out delicious!!! Will be back to try more recipes!
Lily
Really yummy, and easy to make.My mum and brother wanted sceonds, best cakes they had ever had.They look so nice aswell!
selina
great easy recipes for the kids and myself easy to follow love it
niamh wilson
Great fairy cakes. I used the ingredients added some vanilla essence and red food colouring, also dyed the butter cream icing pink and they were fab. My daughter loved them..no more store bought cakes!
Melissa
This website was very useful, i needed the orignional recepie but all the others online seem to be modernised with icing ect. Have made these for tomorro (mothers day) and they have turned out perfect! :P
Your comments
kirby
they were amaxing "WOW" THERE so COOL I CANT WAIT TO TRY THEM YUMMY YUMMY IN MY TUMMY TUMMY x x x x x
megan
i made the butterfly buns and they were brilliant and this website is really helpful
Debra
this website is brilliant,, i have got some great recipes easy to follow and a pleasure to browse.
tasia
i give this website a 5 star! it is so easy to read,so easy to find the recipie you want and is free! what more can i ask for!!!!!
jam
When we looked at the buns we were very pleased lovely firm buns
Cupcake eater
Simple easy to make with 3 year olds well ok they do get a bit messy :) one of the best recipes for butterfly cakes
Emma
Cakes didn't rise. No butterfly wings!!
Erinkirk9
Good work mines are perfect
emily<3
these are really good I recommend you make these xxx
emily<3
that good thanks i am going to make some for a party too <3 x
Linzi
I made these with my son for the family he liked them that much he ate most of them. Really simple the best I've made yet.
Von
I made these for a family party and they went down a treat. Dead easy to make and very tasty.
Alex Lorien
This is the first thing I ever baked and they are so nice! I put a drop of food colouring in with the butter icing to make it a little different.
jammy123
love them*
jammy123
very nice buns love then and im making them now thay are so yummy!
wwwchatawayukcouk
these are really yummy!!
Susan Robinson Hamilton
I will be making theses with my son once his better as he lOVES Butterflys. I have shown him the picture and he has asked if they will make him fly lol x
lmster
burning fat is done by doing more exercises like walking,sports,and running fat is not useful but is harmful to the body because is one of the causes of the heart diseases here i wrote all a bout running burn fat so u can check it out thanks for well written here
Gary
i have made these twice now and my nan who used to be a cake maker even said they were the best she'd ever tasted. fantastic!
Louise
I made these, just without the Jam an Stork instead of butter last night and have just 1 left and have earned massive brownie points with all my work mates and family!
wilma
making these today, with my darling wilba hope they taste good, or wilba will have some complaining to do.-.-
Aarcha
OMG!!!!Sooo cool! I'm gonna go make them tomorrow. Oh, I can't wait!!!!!!
Danielle
The website is fab! Instructions really easy to follow. Lets hope that they taste great too!!! :) x
shafia
the recipe looks good, can't wait to try it out with my cuzzy, hope it goes well, but it seems like a fabulous recipe according to the comments, fingers crossed xXxX
Rebecca
Made these today with my children, really easy to make and they turned out delicious!!! Will be back to try more recipes!
Lily
Really yummy, and easy to make.My mum and brother wanted sceonds, best cakes they had ever had.They look so nice aswell!
selina
great easy recipes for the kids and myself easy to follow love it
niamh wilson
Great fairy cakes. I used the ingredients added some vanilla essence and red food colouring, also dyed the butter cream icing pink and they were fab. My daughter loved them..no more store bought cakes!
Melissa
This website was very useful, i needed the orignional recepie but all the others online seem to be modernised with icing ect. Have made these for tomorro (mothers day) and they have turned out perfect! :P