Rainy day Butterfly buns
Shared by Pauline · 5 October 2026
The story behind the recipe
My mother taught me this recipe - She has always made different types of queen cakes with different toppings. Butterfly buns are my favorite, my strongest memory is of making these on many a rainy wintery saturdays. I love making them now with my little boy, he loves to pull up his little step so he can reach the kitchen counter and help - he loves adding the decorations and then licking the cream straight off!
- Pauline
Ingredients
115g of butter (leave out of the fridge for about 30mins before use) 115g of caster sugar 170g of self raising flour 2 medium eggs (beaten in a small jug or bowel) 1 tsp vanilla extract 200ml double cream 120g strawberry jam 50g icing sugar
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Beating the butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale and fluffy with an electric mixer. Slowly add in the eggs, alternating with a large spoon of sieved flour and beat in between each addition. Line a 12 cupcake tin with cupcake cases and fill each with a spoonful of mixture. Bake for 20 minutes and let cool fully. Cut the top off each bun with a knife and then in half. Wipe the cream with 1/2 the Icing sugar until it is in stiff peaks Add a layer of jam, topped with a good dollop of cream - cream can be piped on if you are feeling fancy! Place the two halved pieces of sponge on top to resemble a butterfly and add a small dollop of jam between the wings as the head. Enjoy!
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