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1. Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter and line the bottom of a 20cm round cake tin. Put all the cake ingredients in a large bowl and beat for about 2 mins until smooth. Bake for about 50-60 mins, or until risen and springy to the touch. Leave to cool briefly in the tin, then turn the cake out and cool on a wire rack. If the cake peaks a bit, slice off the top to level it.
2. For the filling, cut the cake in half and sandwich back together with the lemon curd. Brush the top of the cake with a little more lemon curd. Roll out the icing and cut into a 20cm round. Carefully place on top of the cake, press down gently, smoothing it with your hands. Stick the lollipops into the icing at different levels, and the appropriate number of candles, then scatter on some jelly sweets or Smarties. The cake will keep in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 3 days.

Per slice (for 16)

353 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 49g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, salt 0.7 g

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• George

  05 July 2008

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  I made this for my daughter's first birthday but it was a bit of a disaster! The tin size specified in the instructions was far too small - I should have gone with my instinct and used two 20cm round tins rather than the one specified - it overflowed and was useless so I made another which was much better. However, for the amount of ingredients (6 eggs!) it wasn't that special - quite heavy, more like a maderia cake than a nice light sponge. I wouldn't make it again sadly.

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Ingredients

• 280g butter , very well softened
• 280g golden caster sugar
• 6 medium eggs
• 200g self-raising flour
• 50g custard powder or cornflour
• finely grated zest of 2 lemons or oranges
• about 6 tbsp thick lemon curd , plus extra for brushing
• ½ x 450g pack ready-to-use icing
• lollipops
• candles
• jelly sweets or Smarties

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Cuts into 12-16 slices

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Ready in 1½ hours

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Ingredients

• 280g butter , very well softened
• 280g golden caster sugar
• 6 medium eggs
• 200g self-raising flour
• 50g custard powder or cornflour
• finely grated zest of 2 lemons or oranges
• about 6 tbsp thick lemon curd , plus extra for brushing
• ½ x 450g pack ready-to-use icing
• lollipops
• candles
• jelly sweets or Smarties

Per slice (for 16)

353 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 49g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, salt 0.7 g

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