Dolly Varden Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 225 g butter, softened
• 225 g sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 275 g flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 50 g chopped pitted dates or 50 g raisins
• 50 g cherries
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon lemon essence
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 100 g butter
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 cups icing sugar, sifted
• 1 -2 tablespoon hot water

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar. add beaten eggs and milk alternatively with sifted flour and baking powder.
• 2 divide mixture into three parts.
• 3 stir dates, cherries and cinnamon into one part.
• 4 stir lemon essence into second part.
• 5 stir cocoa and vanilla essence into third part.
• 6 transfer each mixture into separate greased 20cm round sandwich tins that have a base lined with baking paper.
• 7 bake at 190°c for about 25 minutes.
• 8 when cold, place part one layer onto plate.
• 9 spread with icing.
• 10 cut other two layers into 4 triangles and then "cement" together on cake to make the dolls dress with the doll in the middle.
• 11 cover the rest of the dress so you cannot see the lines.
• 12 decorate how you wish.
• 13 butter icing:.
• 14 cream butter until light and fluffy.
• 15 add essence.
• 16 gradually beat in icing sugar, beating until smooth.
• 17 add sufficient water to give a smooth spreading consistency.