Cortadillos

INGREDIENTS

All purpose flour Salt Cornstarch Baking powder Sugar Eggs Vanilla extract Vegetable oil (or canola oil) Lemon zest Whole milk 

INGREDIENTS

Confectioners sugar Butter (softened) Whole milk Vanilla extract Pink food coloring (gel) Candy sprinkles

Sift the dry ingredients

01

Preheat the oven, spray oil on a baking tray. Set it aside until ready to use and in a large bowl, sift together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt.

Make the batter

02

In a separate bowl, mix the sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla together. Add in the lemon and stir to combine. Little by little, add some flour, then some milk until everything is combined.

Bake the cake

03

Pour into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake.

Make the pink frosting

04

In a large bowl, mix together the confectioner’s sugar, butter, milk and vanilla. Add the food coloring and stir until well combined.

Spread the frosting

05

Cool completely before spreading the frosting on top. Frost the cake in the pan and add sprinkles.

Enjoy!

06

Treat the kids, or kids at heart, with this delicious, fun and yummy dessert made completely from scratch.

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