Here’s a beautiful birthday cake to make for a butterfly themed party. It’s quick and easy, once you learn just a few tricks, from professional baker Liv Hansen for the Betty Crocker Kitchens.

In a pan, combine milk, sugar, salt, and butter (cut in pieces). Heat, stirring, to about 110° (butter need not melt completely). In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water; blend in milk mixture. Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour and stir to moisten evenly. Beat in ..

GETTING READY 1. Ask your butcher to debone and butterfly the turkey thigh or you can do it your self. Lay turkey thigh, skin-side down, on cutting board. Make a slit with sharp tipped paring knife through meat to bone and carefully remove bone. Make a ..

Mix flour, soda, salt and spices. Combine buttermilk and whiskey. Cream shortening. Gradually beat in sugars and continue beating until light and fluffy Add egg yolks and beat thoroughly. Alternately add flour and buttermilk mixtures, beating after each ..

1. Bake the Easy vanilla cake in a greased, lined deep 20cm cake tin; drench with syrup and leave to cool. Leave the oven on. 2. Break the white chocolate into cubes into a microwaveable bowl, and heat on High for 1 min (or melt over a pan of simmering ..

POUR milk into medium bowl. Add pudding mix. Beat with wire whisk until well blended, 1 to 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping. Reserve 1 teaspoon pudding mixture. CUT tops off cupcakes. Cut each top in half; set aside. Spoon 2 heaping tablespoons pudding ..

To make the butterflies, put about 2 teaspoons of the melted chocolate into a small paper pastry bag, then cut a small hole in the bottom of the bag. Place a small square of wax paper over the diagram for the butterfly wings. Carefully pipe the chocolate ..

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Cream butter and sugar till smooth. Beat in eggs. Fold in sifted flour and cocoa alternately with water. Beat mixture 2 minutes. Spoon mixture into 20 paper-lined cupcake tins. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool on a cake rack. Cut ..

GETTING READY 1 Lightly grease patty tins. 2 Preheat the oven to 375° F., mark 5. MAKING 3 In a bowl, cream together the margarine and caster sugar till the mixture is light and creamy. 4 Beat in eggs one at a time. 5 Beat mixture thoroughly. 6 ..

1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. 2. Place water and butter in saucepan. Heat over a low heat until butter melts. Cool slightly. 3. Place eggs in bowl, whisk. Sift flour into bowl. Add sugar, milk and butter. Mix. 4. Spoon batter evenly into patty cake ..

Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs. Sift the flour and baking powder together, then fold into the butter mixture. Spoon into 12 to 15 greased paper cases on a baking sheet. Put into the oven preheated to moderate ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to Regulo 5 or 375°F. MAKING 2. In a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, add margarine. Beat until fluffy. Add sugar gradually and beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time and continue beating. Then add the ..

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to temperature of 375 degrees. MAKING 2) In a bowl, out the Victoria Sandwich mixture. Beat in the flour and coffee till the ingredients are all evenly blended. 3) Between 14 to 16 paper bun cases, divide the batter equally. 4) ..