

Professor Louise Wilkinson’s Bolingbroke Ladies Cake
8 oz butter softened
4 oz icing sugar
8 oz plain flour
4 oz cornflour
Icing sugar decorate
Castor sugar to dredge
Method
Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy
Sieve together the plain flour and cornflour
Blend in until thoroughly mixed
Gently roll out the mixture and cut into shape using
the template (select an image of the Ladies either side to download and print the template)
Line a baking tin with baking parchment
Place the ladies on, well spaced
Bake at 150° C for 20 to 30 minutes until pale golden in colour
Allow to cool
Sieve icing sugar and mix with hot water to a medium consistency and decorate appropriately
Alternatively be part of the feminist Bolingbroke Rebellion!
Simply cut shortbread into rounds, bake, dredge with castor sugar and eat
Either way Prof lessor Wilkinson's shortbread is delicious.

Select Image above to download and print template
Select Image above to download and print template