Butterfly Cakes

For the Cakes

• see Fairy Cakes, plus 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder added to the flour

Follow the instructions and quantities for normal fairy cakes, only add a heaped teaspoon of baking powder on top of the self-raising flour so that you end up with appropriately peaked cakelets.

Cut the tops off with a small sharp knife and set aside, leaving the fairy cakes perfectly level. While they’re cooling on a wire rack, make up the butter icing. Beat the butter in a bowl and ad