Carnation Celebration Cake

Celebrate all things British with this gorgeous berry-topped cake, filled with strawberry jam and spread with a rich buttery icing. Perfect for picnics, street parties or to brighten up a rainy day!
Ingredients
Serves: 12
  • Cake
  • 200g plain flour
  • 405g can Carnation Condensed Milk Light
  • 2 eggs
  • 2tsp vanilla extract
  • 150g buttery spread*
  • 3tsp baking powder
  • Filling
  • 6tbsp strawberry conserve or jam
  • Icing
  • 200g icing sugar
  • 100g buttery spread*
  • 2tsp vanilla extract
  • 200g mixed summer berries, to decorate

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2 x 18cm sandwich cake tins, base lined with parchment

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  • 30 mins
    total prep time

    25 mins
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Each serving typically contains

  • Calories 383 19%
  • Sugars 42.7g 47%
  • Fat 15.5g 22%
  • Saturates 3.7g 18%
  • Salt 0.75g 12%

of an adult's guideline daily amount*
* GDAa are guidelines. Personal requirements vary depending on age, gender, weight and activity levels.

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  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4.
  2. 2. Beat all the cake ingredients in a bowl (with an electric hand mixer if you have one!) until pale and creamy.
  3. 3. Spoon the cake mix into the tins and spread out. Bake for about 25-30 minutes until springy and golden. Cool in the tins for a minute, and then turn out on a cake rack.
  4. 4. When cool, put one cake half onto a plate and spread with the jam. Sandwich together with the other half.
  5. 5. Beat the icing sugar, buttery spread and vanilla with a few drops of water to make a thick icing. Spread on top of the cake. Put berries on top in a Union Jack shape if you like!
  6. • Look out for natural vanilla extract – not essence.

    *recipe based on 70% fat buttery spread

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