The Australian Women’s Weekly Food

GREAT AUSSIE BAKES

With this special extract from our classic Children’s Birthday Cake Book, we show you step-by-step tricks to create two of the nation’s all-time favourite cakes – the cricket bat and swimming pool – both inspired by much-loved Australian summer pastimes.

BUTTER CAKE

125g butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup (110g) caster sugar
2 eggs
1½ cups (225g) self–raising flour
1/3 cup (80ml) milk

Have butter at room temperature, beat butter with vanilla until light and creamy, add sugar, beat until light and fluffy; add

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