Jewelled Butterfly Buns

SERVES
2-4 2-4
Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

FOR THE BUNS
  • 3 eggs
  • 150g soft butter
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 150g self raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon red food colouring
DECORATION AND FILLING
  • 4 teaspoons raspberry jam
  • 300ml double cream
  • 150g cream cheese 25g icing sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 x glace cherries (red, green or yellow)
  • 4 x golden chocolate eggs or balls
  • Edible gold lustre spray
  • Method

  • 1
    Preheat the oven 180°C / 160°C fan/ gas mark 5.
  • 2
    Line 4 Le Creuset Petite Casseroles with a paper muffin case or with parchment paper. Place the eggs, butter, sugar, flour, baking powder and red food colouring in a bowl and mix until the batter is smooth and drops off a spoon easily.
  • 3
    Divide the mixture between the 4 Petite Casseroles and place them on a tray and bake in the oven to bake for 25–30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Remove the casseroles and allow to cool. When cooled, slice the top off of the buns. Cut the bun “lid” in half to make 2 wings. Spread one teaspoon of jam over the top of each bun.
  • 4
    Make the filling by combining the double cream, cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla until the mixture is thick and soft peaks form.
  • 5
    Pipe or spoon the cream mixture on top of the jam. Place the 2 wings into the cream and then pipe a row of cream between the two wings.
  • 6
    Decorate with glace cherries and gold balls to look like jewels. Spray the buns with gold lustre.