Candy Cake Cane Recipe – Tick Tock

Ingredients

• 450g plain flour
• 2 ½ tsp baking powder
• ¾ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 225g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 300g caster sugar
• 6 large egg whites, at room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 335g buttermilk, at room temperature
• 4 large egg whites
• 200g caster sugar
• ¼ tsp lemon juice
• ¼ tsp salt
• 3 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp golden syrup
• 300g peppermint candy canes, crushed. Leave two whole for decoration.