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How to soften butter fast

Skill level

Easy

Mary shares her top tip to get cold butter the perfect temperature, ready to cream with sugar to make a cake. Cut the butter, straight from the fridge, into large cubes. Place the butter cubes into a bowl of lukewarm water (about the temperature of a baby's bath) and leave it for ten minutes. Drain the water off the butter and it's ready to cream.

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Mini Victoria sponge cakes

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