Butterfly Buns with Lemon Butter Icing

Ingredients
100g gluten-free plain flour
1  1/2 level teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
1/8  teaspoon xanthan gum (a pinch)

100g dairy-free margarine

100g caster sugar

2 eggs, beaten

a few drops of vanilla extract

for the lemon butter icing:
100g sieved icing sugar
50g dairy-free margarine
finely grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon lemon juice

to decorate:
a dusting of icing sugar or edible silver glitter, optional

What to do

Pre-heat your oven to 190 C / 375 F / Gas 5.  Place 18 bun cases in an 18-hole patty tin.

Sift together the gluten-free flour, gluten-free baking powder and xanthan gum.

Add the dairy-free margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract, then whisk until the mixture is lighter in colour.

Half fill each bun case, and bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until firm to the touch.

Place on a cooling rack.

Meanwhile, make the butter icing by whisking together the dairy-free margarine, icing sugar, finely grated lemon rind and lemon juice.

When cold, slice the top off each bun and cut it in half - this will make your butterfly 'wings'.

Now, put a little of the butter icing into the buns and arrange the  'butterfly wings' on top.

Finally, lightly dust with icing sugar and sprinkle the edible silver glitter on top of each butterfly bun.