Photo: David Holifield
Queen’s guard novelty cake
11 ingredients
30 min + 1 hr
Serves 10-12
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A charming, child-friendly cake that will wow everyone, this royal guard cake is a simple lemon sponge that's great for birthdays.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
845
Calories
28g
Protein
26g
Fat
124g
Carbs
Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 350g/12oz butter
- 350g/12oz caster sugar
- 350g/12oz plain flour
- 6 free-range eggs
- 2 lemons
- 4 tbsp milk
- 500g/1lb 2oz icing sugar
- red food colouring
- black food colouring
- black writing icing
Directions
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