Butterfly cakes

Makes 12

Ingredients
* 175g self-raising flour, sifted
* 110g unsalted butter, softened
* 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
* 2 eggs
* Grated rind of 1 lemon
* 1 tbs milk
* 1/2 cup (125ml) thick cream, whipped
* 1/2 cup (125ml) lemon curd
* Icing sugar, to dust


Method
1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Place flour, butter, caster sugar, eggs, rind and milk in a bowl and beat with an electric beater until smooth. Place 12 paper patty cases in a patty pan and divide mixture between them.
2. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden, then cool. Cut a small slice off top of each cake and cut slice in half.
3. Place a dollop of cream and lemon curd on top of each cake and sit the two halves in the curd like butterfly wings. Dust with icing sugar.

Source
delicious. - Page 115
Recipe by Valli Little