Birthday Cake

Cake Batter

• 12 oz sugar
• 4 oz unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into pieces, plus extra to grease
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 12 oz whole milk
• 13 oz cake flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp fine sea salt

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

• 13 oz confectioners sugar
• 6 oz strawberries, cleaned, hulled and halved
• 8 oz unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into pieces
• 1 oz whole milk
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 pinch fine sea salt
• 5 oz strawberry jam
• colored sprinkles, to decorate