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Preheat oven to 180c
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Mix 150g of softened butter with the caster Sugar until combined.
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Whisk the eggs and gradually mix in also.
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Sift the flour slowly into the mixture and mix until there are no lumps.
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Grease 2 cake tins and pour mixture evenly into both.
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Bake in the oven for 20 mins or until the top is springy and light golden brown.
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Leave to cool completely on a rack.
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For the buttercream filling, mix the 90g of butter and gradually add the sifted icing sugar and a little vanilla extract until it is a spreadable consistency
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Level off the cakes if needed and spread the jam on the bottom of one cake and the buttercream on the other.
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Sandwich together.
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For the decoration, Roll out the white fondant icing so it is big enough to cover cake.
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Spread a little jam over the sides and top of cake.
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Place the icing over and Smooth out any bumps.
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Separate the leftover icing into two pieces and add small amounts of the red food gel until you get the desired shade of pink.
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One piece.
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needs to be darker than the other
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I printed a picture from the Internet and cut out each piece of the face and used as a template to cut the icing.
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Once all pieces are cut add them to the top of cake, making sure to follow the picture.
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Use the yellow, red, and black writing icing to make the eyes, nose and eyebrows etc.
