Saturday, 16 April 2011

Butterfly Cakes...the original cupcake!

I'm still in "sweet" mode at the minute & decided that it was time to replicate the original cupcake...good old British butterfly cakes. I have wonderful childhood memories of baking day in our house with the delicious smell of cakes baking in the Aga filling the kitchen....it was always a treat to help cut the wings to put on the top of the buttercream & jam filling & no self respecting children's party would be held without these little cakes.

So here we are.....a miniature touch of nostalgia!


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15 comments:

  1. Linda Carswell16 April 2011 at 15:15

    I too remember these well from my childhood. Here in Australia they were made with cream and red jelly (no jam)but either way they are yummy!!!

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  2. Patty16 April 2011 at 15:31

    They look wonderful Linda! I need to try one sometime! We never had these in the US.

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  3. Anonymous16 April 2011 at 17:39

    Every time I visit your blog, I learn a new food term - LOL - today, it's British butterfly cakes!

    Very nice prep board!

    Pamela ~

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  4. dalesdreams16 April 2011 at 18:08

    How cute! My mom used to make these with vanilla pudding and confectioners sugar sprinkled on the top. :)

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  5. Anonymous16 April 2011 at 18:42

    i can near smell them!!! fab memories :D love these! :D Linda x

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  6. Anonymous16 April 2011 at 19:00

    ooo i'm adding....all i can think about now is my Aunty Mary's trifle!!! see what you started with the butterfly cake memories! lol :D Linda x

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  7. Garden of Miniatures16 April 2011 at 22:34

    Hi Linda,I never had heard before of these butterfly cakes.But they look so great,that I can smell them :-)!Hugs,Jeannette x

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  8. Teresa Martínez- IGMA artisan17 April 2011 at 00:04

    Ummm que buenas, me encantan!
    Un abrazo

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  9. Anarniel17 April 2011 at 01:04

    They look very cute and delicious!

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  10. Estefanía17 April 2011 at 06:13

    So delicious!!

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  11. RiS17 April 2011 at 07:34

    woow. it very detail and looks yummy xx great job as always!!

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  12. Chelle17 April 2011 at 14:43

    Delicious ♥ glad you have given them their proper name, butterfly cakes NOT cupcakes LOL

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  13. Carol's handiwork17 April 2011 at 20:04

    Pretty

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  14. Gill Bayes Miniatures18 April 2011 at 04:33

    Memories of my cake making as a child! And yours are so realistic - as usual! Gill x

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  15. OrsisMinis27 April 2011 at 11:08

    Linda, these tiny cupcakes are simply adorable, better than the lifesize ones :) Orsi

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