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Easy Vegan Jelly Roll (Swiss Roll)

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Vegan Jelly Roll by Sara Kidd

Having an easy vegan jelly roll recipe up your sleeve is a must have for every baker. I’ve developed a few variations of this recipe which are linked down below if you’re looking at options.  This recipe is an absolutely delightful cake with a very light airy sponge texture and my classic raspberry jam recipe. You can also use store brought jam which makes the recipe even easier.

I love a good jelly roll cake as they bake so quickly (20 minutes) and this recipe uses a one bowl method. No mix master, no huge clean ups and no intense decorating required. It’s a great recipe when you need something super quick and easy that’s sure to please everyone.

This recipe is very versatile. You can dust with icing sugar or decorate with any types of berries or fruit depending on the season or even leave plain for a simpler version. This cake is great as a celebration cake or for an event like a family holiday lunch. It’s quick, easy and incredibly delicious.

What ingredients do I need for this recipe?

  • vegetable oil
  • icing sugar
  • plain soy milk
  • vegan sweetened condensed milk
  • vinegar
  • vanilla bean paste
  • plain all-purpose flour
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • sea salt
  • jam (I have included a recipe if you want to make your own)

What tools do I need for this recipe?

  • large mixing bowl
  • whisk
  • jelly roll cake tin
  • baking paper
  • large offset spatula
  • kitchen scales
  • saucepan and wooden spoon (if you’re making your own jam)

Vegan Jelly Roll Breakdown

Skill:Easy
Method:Mixing in one bowl
Size:1 Roll Cake  (15 ½ inches / 39.37 cm long)
Serving:12 casual servings
Pairing:Any types of fruit / Champagne
Sweetness:Moderate
Profile:Light airy sponge
Storage:Airtight container in the fridge for 3 days & can freeze for 1 month
Bakers Tip:Check your cake’s baking progress at the 18 minute mark
Vegan Jelly Roll by Sara Kidd

Tips For Making This Vegan Jelly Roll Perfect

  1. Make sure your oven is heated to the correct temperature before baking, use an Oven Thermometer
  2. Use a vanilla bean paste for the best flavour
  3. Don’t over bake this cake, you’re looking for the sides of the cake to become golden brown, that’s when you know it’s ready and top is springy to touch
  4. Use a jelly roll cake tin for best results, I recommend USA Bakeware range
  5. Follow my rolling technique to ensure the cake won’t crack

Ingredient Substitutions

  • swap soy milk with coconut milk for a soy free version
  • Swap raspberry jam with your favourite jam or even a vegan whipped cream

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Easy Vegan Jelly Roll (Swiss Roll)

  • Author: Sara Kidd
  • Total Time: 42 minutes
  • Yield: 12 serves 1x
  • Diet: Vegan
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Description

An easy, quick recipe to create the perfect jelly roll.

Ingredients

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Jelly Roll

  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) vegetable oil
  • 60 g (1/2 cup) icing sugar
  • 180 ml (3/4 cup) plain soy milk
  • 235 g (3/4 cup) vegan sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
  • 200 g (1 1/3 cup) plain all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Jam (230 g vegan jam)

  • 200 g (approx. 1 2/3 cups) raspberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 150 g (2/3 cup) caster sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat your conventional oven to 160°C (320°F). Grease a jelly roll pan, line with baking paper, and grease again.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, add oil and stir through the icing sugar until it’s dissolved. Add the soy milk, sweetened condensed milk, vinegar, and vanilla, and stir until fully combined.
  3. Then add sieved flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk gently until completely combined. Don’t over-mix.
  4. Pour the batter into your prepared jelly roll tin and spread it out evenly with your spatula. Gently tap the cake tin on the bench to release any large air bubbles. Bake on the middle rack of your oven for 20 to 22 minutes. It should turn golden brown and be springy to touch when done.
  5. Remove your cake from the oven and let it rest until just cool to the touch; approximately 30 to 60 minutes. Now is the time to make your jam.
  6. To assemble, spread your jam evenly over the cake, leaving a 1 inch border around the edge clean. Gently but tightly roll the cake up, peeling away the baking paper as you go. Leave the last bit of the baking paper around the outside of the cake, covering the exposed area. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes, until set.
  7. Remove from the freezer and remove the last bit of baking paper. Using a large serrated knife, trim the edges from both ends of the cake to reveal an even swirl.

TO MAKE YOUR OWN JAM 

  1. Tip the raspberries into a large saucepan, add sugar and lemon juice. Cook gently over a low heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon until all the sugar is dissolved.
  2. Bring to the boil and boil vigorously for about three to four minutes. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t burn and doesn’t overcook. The bubbling will start to slow down.
  3. To check it’s ready, place a spoon in the freezer for a few minutes. Remove and add a small amount of jam. Run your finger through the middle (careful it’s hot!) and if the jam doesn’t flood to fill the hole it’s ready. Remove from heat and set aside until ready to use.

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  • Prep Time: 20
  • Cook Time: 22
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: 1 bowl mixing
  • Cuisine: Dessert

Keywords: Vegan jelly roll

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Vegan Vanilla Butterfly Cupcakes

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Vegan Butterfly Jam Cupcakes By Sara Kidd

Vegan cupcakes can be tricky. How do we get them so white and with a perfect dome top? I’ve finally mastered this recipe and you can now bake the perfect vegan cupcakes. 

These vegan butterfly cupcakes are simply the cutest. This recipe is very easy to bake and you can use the cupcake recipe as a stand alone bake too. These cupcakes are my best recipe yet (I have another 2 my my site but this is the best so far). The cupcake crumb is perfectly white, soft, fluffy and has that great dome effect we are all chasing when we bake cupcakes – especially vegan ones. This recipe is part of my Vegan High Tea Special and I will be releasing very easy vegan recipes that you can bake to create your own High Tea experience.

Vegan Butterfly Cupcakes by Sara Kidd

Here are a few quick tips for making the perfect vegan cupcakes

  1. Make sure your oven is heated to the correct temperature before your cupcakes go into the oven
  2. Bake on the top rack of your oven, this will help create that dome effect
  3. Use high quality vanilla, this will have a big impact on the flavour
  4. Remove cupcakes from pan after 5 mins (it will be hot so be careful) this will stop the bottoms from becoming soggy
  5. Don’t over mix your batter otherwise your cupcakes will be chewy
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Vegan Butterfly Cupcakes

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  • Author: Sara Kidd
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 18 cupcakes 1x
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These cupcakes are light and fluffy with the perfect dome on top to create little butterflies.

Ingredients

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CUPCAKES

  • 200 mls neutral vegetable oil (3/4 cup + 2 teaspoons)
  • 200 g caster sugar (3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons)
  • 250 mls plain soy milk (1 cup)
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 60 mls water (1/4 cup)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • 310 g plain all purpose flour (2 cups + 2 teaspoons)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

STRAWBERRY JAM

  • 150 g fresh or frozen strawberries (thawed and drained, chopped, almost 1 cup)
  • 80 g caster sugar (1/3 cup)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

BUTTERCREAM

  • 160 g vegan butter or margarine (2/3 cup)
  • 155 g icing or confectioners sugar (1 1/4 cup)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • 1–2 tablespoon boiling water (if needed)
  • Pinch of sea salt

Instructions

MAKE CUPCAKES

  1. Preheat your convection oven to 180°C/350°F and line 12 holes cupcake tin with cupcake papers.
  2. In a medium sized mixing bowl, mix together oil and sugar.
  3. In a separate small bowl, mix together soy milk and vinegar to make a thick buttermilk substitute. Add water and vanilla, stirring to combine. Pour into oil and sugar mix and mix together well.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, sift together all your dry ingredients. Make a well in the middle and pour in the liquid ingredients. Mix together gently with a whisk until just combined.
  5. Using an ice cream scoop, divide the batter equally between the cupcake tins, filling each ¾ of the way to the top.
  6. Bake on the top rack of your oven for 12-15 mins, or until a skewer comes out clean with almost no cake crumbs.
  7. Allow to cool in pan for 5 mins before turning onto a cooling rack.

MAKE STRAWBERRY JAM

  1. Place the strawberries in a large saucepan along with the sugar and lemon juice. Cook gently over a low heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar is dissolved.
  2. Bring to a vigorous boil and cook for about 3-4 minutes. Mash the fruit with the back of your spatula if you want the texture a bit smoother and less chunky. Watch carefully, stirring often,to make sure it doesn’t burn or overcook. The bubbling will start to slow as it thickens.
  3. To check it’s ready, place a spoon in the freezer for a few minutes. Remove and add a small amount of jam. Run your finger through the middle (be careful; it’s hot!) and if the jam doesn’t flood to fill the hole, it’s ready. Remove from heat and set aside.

MAKE BUTTERCREAM FILLING

  1. Warm butter in the microwave until softened but not melted. Place in a large mixing bowl and using a hand mixer, beat on a low speed until completely smooth and lump free.
  2. If there are still lumps, add 1-2 tablespoons of boiling water and beat. If there are still lumps after that, remove 2 tbsp of the mixture and melt completely before adding back into the bowl. Beating vigorously until smooth.
  3. Sift icing sugar and add a cup at a time into the bowl whilst beating on low speed. Add vanilla, flavours and salt and beat until combined.
  4. Place the bowl in the fridge for about 30 minutes to set. It should be firm enough to spread without running or dripping.

HOW TO ASSEMBLE YOUR CUPCAKES

  1. Once your cupcakes and jam have completely cooled, use a sharp paring knife and cut a 2cm-deep x 3cm-wide piece from top of each cupcake.
  2. Cut each of the cupcake tops in half.
  3. Pipe your buttercream into each hole and then swirl over the top to make a small dome.
  4. Spoon your jam down the middle of your buttercream.
  5. Arrange the cut cake tops on each side of the jam to form wings.

Notes

Cup measures are in Australian / New Zealand sizing. 

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Cupcakes
  • Cuisine: Dessert

Keywords: cupcake

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The Only Vegan Vanilla Cupcake Recipe You Will Ever Need

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Along with four easy and delicious variations so you can have cupcakes for days…

Cupcakes are like a mini-vacation that doesn’t break the bank or require a passport. Baking a vegan cupcake is relatively easy, but a few simple hacks will ensure that you have success with every bake. The recipe I’m sharing is both the easiest and the best cupcake recipe that I’ve developed, and I’ve included variations for sugar-free, chocolate, strawberry, and jam-filled flavors if you’re after something a little different. This recipe is featured in my new vegan cookbook, “ Bake Vegan Stuff, Easy Recipes for Kids (and Adults).”

Let’s break this down into three sections: your oven, your ingredients, and your method.

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  1. Your Oven

Every recipe asks that you preheat your oven, but surprisingly, a lot of people skip this step, even though it will affect how well your cupcakes rise and how evenly they bake. You should allow at least 20 minutes for your oven to heat up, and check that it’s at the correct temperature before you mix your wet ingredients into your dry ingredients. Investing in an oven thermometer will help with this step because your oven temperature dial is never correct. Placing a heatproof bowl filled with water at the bottom of your oven will help distribute heat evenly, improving your bake. Cupcakes generally bake best on the top rack of your oven. Be sure there are no other baking trays in the oven during the baking process, and if you have a convection oven, turn off the fan function when baking cupcakes.

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2. Your Ingredients

All the ingredients in my cupcake recipe can be purchased from your local supermarket. My motto is to make it easy and quick. I’m not going to make you go to three different health food stores for ingredients that didn’t exist in the ’90s. But there is one ingredient in this recipe that is the most important and that is your vanilla bean extract. Vegan baking tends to require extra vanilla to enhance flavors and balance out nut- or seed-based ingredients that you might add, and the type of vanilla you buy is important. The imitation vanilla may be the most cost-effective option, but it doesn’t enhance your baking as a true vanilla bean paste will. I highly recommend buying a vanilla bean paste or extract.

Your baking powder and baking soda are also crucial to your cupcake’s success. Baking powder stays active for approximately 3 months from when it was first opened. Baking powder and baking soda are chemical leavening agents that cause batters to rise when baked. In this recipe, the baking powder and soda are one of the main reasons these cupcakes become light and fluffy. These agents can go off and become “inactive” without warning. Here are 2 simple ways to test.

For Baking Powder: Test your baking powder by adding half a teaspoon to warm water. If it fizzes, then it’s all good! If it’s dead in the water you need new baking powder.

For Baking Soda: Put a few teaspoons of white distilled vinegar in a cup and add ½ teaspoon of baking soda. If it fizzes, then it’s all good! If it’s dead in the water you need new baking soda.

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3. Your Method

This cupcake recipe has a very simple method called a “one bowl method.” The most important step in this method is when you combine your wet ingredients into your dry ingredients. The trick here is to never over-stir your batter, otherwise you will overdevelop your gluten, which will make your cupcakes dense.

To ensure that your cupcakes rise well, you want to put them in the oven as soon as you have spooned your batter into the cases. Line your cupcake trays with the cases at the very beginning so that your batter isn’t deflating while you do this step.

Only fill your cupcake cases ¾ full. Otherwise, they will spill over the case and you won’t achieve that classic dome top. Once your cupcakes are out of the oven, place them on a cooling rack as soon as possible so that the cases don’t brown and harden.

Now that you know all my secret vegan baking hacks for cupcakes, let’s get baking!

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Vegan Cupcakes

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  • Author: Sara Kidd
  • Total Time: 31 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x
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Along with four easy and delicious variations so you can have cupcakes for days

Ingredients

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Egg Replacer

  • 1 tbsp flaxseed meal (ground raw flaxseed)
  • 2 1/2 tbsp boiling hot water

Dry

  • 1 1/2 cup plain all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup cornflour or corn starch
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp sea salt

Wet

  • 1 1/3 cups soy milk
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 356°F/180°C.
  2. Fill your cupcake trays with cupcake liners for 12-15 cupcakes.
  3. Make your flaxseed egg by mixing flaxseed and water together and set aside to thicken.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, sieve flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar together and give it a quick whisk to combine ingredients.
  5. In a large jug, mix vinegar with soy milk until it becomes thick; then add oil and vanilla and mix. Add thickened flax egg and stir.
  6. Pour liquid into flour bowl and gently fold ingredients together with a whisk until just combined.
  7. Spoon the cupcake batter into each cupcake hole, filling it ¾ full.
  8. Place cupcakes in the oven on the top rack and bake cupcakes for 14-16 minutes.
  9. The tops should bounce back once baked so ask your helper to check and remove from oven.
  10. Let cupcakes completely cool down and ice with your favourite vegan buttercream.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 16 minutes
  • Category: Cupcakes
  • Cuisine: Dessert

Keywords: cupcake

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4 Simple Vegan Cupcake Variations

Sugar-Free
For a simple sugar-free version, replace sugar with ⅓ cup of date paste and 4 tbsp of powdered baking stevia. Mix these ingredients into your wet ingredients before you mix them into your dry ingredients.

Mud Chocolate
Add ¾ cup of dark dutch cocoa powder and 1 tsp of cinnamon to your dry ingredients and add ½ cup of water to your wet ingredients. Bake for an extra 4-5 mins.

Strawberry
Add ⅓ cup of crushed freeze-dried strawberry pieces to your flour mix and ½ tsp of rosewater to your wet ingredients.

Jam-Filled
Add 1 tsp of your favourite jam to the center of each cupcake before you put them into the oven.

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Vegan Tres Leches Cake

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Vegan Tres Leches Cake by Sara Kidd

This recipe is the 2nd episode of my cooking show VEGAN AROUND THE WORLD that is exclusively available to watch through my Patreon account. Watch the teaser below.

The Tres Leches Cake means Three Milk Cake in Spanish. The origin of this cake is Mexico. In this recipe I veganise the simple sponge cake, the 3 milks soak and the whipped cream. The sponge cake isn’t as sweet because of all the extra sweetness we are adding and will be a drier version so the cake doesn’t get too soggy when we add the milk soak. You can make the whipped cream and milk soak elements the day before if you want. Or make the sponge the day before.

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Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake

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Vegan Sponge Cake by Sara Kidd

The Victoria Sponge Cake apparently originated during the Renaissance and was a cake that relied on eggs. Traditionally eaten with a fruit jam and whipped cream, it’s a common favourite that is very easy to make vegan. The texture of this vegan victoria sponge cake is just as soft and fluffy as the non-vegan version. This cake keeps for around 3-4 days in an airtight container. Cakes tend to dry out quicker in the fridge so if you can leave it out, it will keep longer. Here are some tips to perfect this cake:

  • Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature. I microwave my butter and soy milk for a few seconds just to make sure.
  • Vanilla is the most important ingredient in this cake. I recommend using a vanilla bean pod or vanilla bean paste.
  • These cake layers are only 1 inch in height. They only rise a small amount but don’t worry the texture is superb. I don’t recommend using baking strips for this cake if that’s your general practice.
  • Use 2 cake tins for the best result.
  • Weigh your cake tins with batter in them to make sure each layer is the same amount.
Vegan Sponge Cake by Sara Kidd

Here are a few photos to show you the process of making this recipe. It’s a very simple bake.

  • Vegan Victoria Sponge Step 1
  • Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake Step 2
  • Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake step 4

The batter will be very thick. Don’t overbeat it. Only mix until just combined on the lowest speed.

Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake Step 5

I used two 8 inches/20cm springform non-stick cake tins for this recipe.

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  • Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake Layer 3

I’ve included my vegan raspberry jam and a simple buttercream recipe. You can also use my Creamcheese buttercream recipe if you want something less sweet. You can also buy a vegan whipped cream for the filling.

  • Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake Layer 2
  • Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake Layer 4
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Vegan Victoria Sponge

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  • Author: Sara Kidd
  • Total Time: 1 hour 3 minutes
  • Yield: 1 8 inch 2 layered cake 1x
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Simple yet delicious recipe for a Classic Victoria Sponge Cake

Ingredients

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SPONGE CAKE

  • 160 g vegan butter or margarine
  • 190 g caster sugar
  • 300 g all purpose plain flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 330 ml soy milk or oat milk
  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or seeds from one vanilla pod

JAM

  • 200 g raspberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 2 tbs lemon juice

BUTTERCREAM

  • 185 g vegetable shortening
  • 125 g vegan butter or margarine
  • 300 g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 1 tbs boiling water

Instructions

TO MAKE CAKE

  1. Preheat oven 160°C/320°F and line 2 x 8IN / 20CM cake tins with baking paper, grease with oil and dust with flour. You can also use a non-stick springform pans too.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until creamy.
  3. Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small mixing bowl. Whisk well to airate the flour.
  4. In a small jug mix milk, and vinegar together. It will slightly thicken the milk if you use soy milk. Add vanilla and stir.
  5. Add one-third of the flour mix very slowly and mix on lowest speed to the creamed butter, then add one-third of the liquid. Repeat until all ingredients are just combined. It will be a very thick batter.
  6. Pause mixer and scrape down sides and mix for a few seconds.
  7. Divide between tins, tap tins on the bench to release air bubbles, bake 30 to 33 mins, check with a skewer through the centre, if it comes out clean it’s ready.
 If you want perfect layers, weigh the cake tins with batter in them to make sure they are even.
  8. Let cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then flip on a cake rake.

TO MAKE JAM

  1. Tip the raspberries into a large saucepan, add sugar and lemon juice. Cook gently over a low heat, stirring occasionally until all the sugar is dissolved.
  2. Bring to the boil and boil vigorously for about three to four minutes. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't burn and doesn't overcook. The bubbling will start to slow down.
  3. To check it’s ready, place a spoon in the freezer for a few minutes. Remove and add a small amount of jam. Run your finger through the middle (careful it’s hot!) and if the jam doesn’t flood to fill the hole it’s ready. Remove from heat and set aside.

TO MAKE BUTTERCREAM

  1. In a standard mixer beat shortening until soft, creamy and no lumps. Add butter and beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy. It should go almost white.
  2. Add icing sugar, vanilla and water and beat on low speed until creamy. If your icing is too soft, put in the fridge for 10 to 15 mintues. If you want a less sweet buttercream, check out my cream cheese buttercream recipe.

TO ASSEMBLE CAKE

  1. Place first cake layer bottom facing down. Spread jam evenly over the top.
  2. Add buttercream over jam. You may have some left over.
  3. Add other cake layer bottom facing up. Dust with icing sugar and serve.
  4. This cake will keep in an airtight container outside of fridge for 3 to 4 days. If you need to keep in fridge, I would add a simple sugar syrup between the layers to help it stay moist.
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 33 minutes

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