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Lotus Cake
at home.

Name: Lotus Cake — home recipe
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 155 min
Yield: 10–12 slices
Ingredients: 200 g unsalted butter, softened; 200 g caster sugar; 4 large eggs; 200 g plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 50 ml milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 150 g unsalted butter, for frosting; 280 g icing sugar; 20 ml milk, for frosting; 100 g caramelised biscuit spread; 6 caramelised biscuits

A home celebration cake to make ahead and share around the table.

ALLOW65 min + 1 hr coolingMAKES10–12 slices

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ONE SWEET STEP AT A TIME

Let’s make it.

Prepare

Heat a conventional oven to 175°C. Grease and line two 18 cm round tins.

Make the sponge

Beat butter and sugar until pale. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla. Fold in flour and baking powder with 50 ml milk.

Bake

Divide between the tins and bake for 25–32 minutes until springy and a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tins for 10 minutes, then on a rack.

Biscuit frosting

Beat frosting butter and icing sugar until light, then mix in 70 g biscuit spread. Add frosting milk only as needed.

Finish

Sandwich and cover the cooled sponge with biscuit frosting. Add the remaining 30 g spread and the crumbled biscuits just before serving.

A helpful little detail

Add the biscuit crumbs at the last moment to preserve their texture.

Keeping it lovely

Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Bring slices toward room temperature before serving.

Allergens

Wheat, milk and eggs. Chocolate and flavour toppings may contain soy or nuts. Always check your own ingredient labels.

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Before your Lotus Cake.

Read the complete method, measure your ingredients and check the equipment before you start.

When it is ready.

Add the biscuit crumbs at the last moment to preserve their texture.

A little for later.

Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Bring slices toward room temperature before serving.

YOUR KITCHEN NOTES

Before the
first bite.

Check your ingredients.

Wheat, milk and eggs. Chocolate and flavour toppings may contain soy or nuts. Check the packaging of every ingredient you use.

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Lotus Cake is also on the Crave menu for PKR 3,080. Availability is confirmed by the team.

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