Spun Sugar Pile from The Birthday Cake Book by Fiona Cairns

Name: Spun Sugar Pile from The Birthday Cake Book by Fiona Cairns
Ingredients: 85 g unsalted butter, softened, plus more for the tins; 1½ x Liquorice Caramel Buttercream recipe; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; seeds of 1 vanilla pod, or 1 tsp vanilla extract; 225 g caster sugar; 30 g liquorice (I used 22 x 6.5cm lengths of soft, sweet Australian liquorice), roughly chopped; 100 ml whole milk; 140 g golden caster sugar; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 175 g self-raising flour; 200 g dates, pitted and chopped

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A nest of very finely spun sugar on top of a cake is a real showstopper. Once mastered, it is a relatively quick, easy and inexpensive way to decorate a cake. H

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Ingredients

85 g unsalted butter, softened, plus more for the tins
1½ x Liquorice Caramel Buttercream recipe
2 eggs, lightly beaten
seeds of 1 vanilla pod, or 1 tsp vanilla extract
225 g caster sugar
30 g liquorice (I used 22 x 6.5cm lengths of soft, sweet Australian liquorice), roughly chopped
100 ml whole milk
140 g golden caster sugar
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
175 g self-raising flour
200 g dates, pitted and chopped