Everyday can be a celebration with a delicous Vanilla Cake.  For that small gathering or midweek celebration with family, follow along with our recipe steps to create something special for all to enjoy. 

What you will need:

For the Cake:

• 500g of our Vanilla Mud Cake Mix
• 3 Large Eggs (600g Packet)
• 1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
• 2/3 Cup Water
• 80g Sprinkle Blend 

For the Icing

• 200g Icing Sugar Mix 
• 100g Unsalted Butter, softened (but not melted)
• 1 Tablespoon Milk

Filling - Optional

• Roberts Bakers Jam

Equipment

• Two 6 inch Cake Tins lined with baking Paper
• (Note:  Recipe will also make a single tier 7" or 8" Round Cake, or 12 Cupcakes) 
• Piping Bag
• Piping Nozzle 2A

Step 1.

Get Ready and pre-heat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius, fan forced setting.  Make sure your tins are lined.

Step 2.

Place the dry vanilla cake mix, eggs, oil and water into a medium sized bowl.  Using a large spoon or spatula, mix until smooth.

Step 3

Divide the batter evenly into your two prepared tins.  Bake for 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.  Remove cakes from the oven, and cool in the tins for 15 minutes, before turning onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

Step 4

Place the dry icing mix, softened butter and milk into a deep mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, mix on the lowest speed until combined.  Scrape down the sides and base of the bowl.  Mix on high speed for 3 minutes until icing is light and fluffy.  

Step 5 - Lets Decorate!

Trim the cake layers if required, to create a flat and even top.  

Place the first cake layer onto your serving plate, cut side facing up.

If using Jam as a filling, spread a layer all over the top.  

Place the second cake layer on top, cut side facing down.

Cover the cake with a thin layer of prepared buttercream icing.

Cut a love heart template from baking paper (approx 5 x 5 cms)

Place the template onto the front of the cake.

Add sprinkles to the front of the cake, making sure you cover completely around the heart template.  

To ensure you have enough sprinkles, taper towards the back of the cake - ie more at the front, less at the back.

Spoon remaining icing into a piping bag  (use an Open Round Piping nozzle if you have one, or our NS01 2A Piping nozzle set).

Pipe small dots of icing around the entire perimeter of the top  the cake and decorating with remaining sprinkles.

Refrigerate for 15 minutes for the icing to set so you can easily remove the baking paper template.  

Remove the baking paper love heart template and allow the cake to come back to room temperature before slicing and serving.