About our simple fairy cake recipe
Is there anything more delicious than a warm fairy cake drizzled in silky sweet icing - the answer is no! These easy to bake fairy cakes are a fluffy treat to make every moment a little more delicious. From birthdays to just because, these mini mouthfulls are perfect to bake with the kids, and even easier to pop in lunchboxes for a mid-week treat for the family.
Fairy cakes are a great recipe to introduce your children to baking, and are a fun activity for the whole family to enjoy together. In just 25 minutes you'll have made a batch of 12 delicious fairy cakes to decorate however you wish. We love ours drizzled in Silver Spoon Glace Icing, and sprinkled with hundreds & thousands. Simple but oh so scumptious.
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Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 170°C (fan 150°C, gas mark 3). Line a muffin tray with 10-12 paper cases.
Step 2:
Beat together the butter and sugar, then add in the eggs one at a time mixing between each addition. Add the vanilla extract.
Step 3:
Carefully fold in the flour until just incorporated.
Step 4:
Spoon the mixture into the paper cases and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden on top. Insert the tip of a knife into the cases to check that they are baked throughout. If they are ready the knife should be clean when removed from the sponge.
Step 5:
Allow to cool on a rack.
Step 6:
To make the icing, add a few drops of water to the icing sugar until the consistency becomes smooth and glossy. Add more water if needed, or if the icing becomes too runny add a touch more icing sugar to thicken.
Step 7:
Spoon the icing on to each cake and decorate with a handful of coloured sprinkles.
Ingredients
For the Cakes
- 100g Butter
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- 100g Silver Spoon Caster Sugar
- 100g Allinson's Self-Raising White Flour
For the Icing
- 150g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar
- Handful Sprinkle decorations
- 150g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar
Utensils
- Cupcake case
- Mixing bowl
Nutritional Information
per 40g- 189cal Energy
- 7.8g Fat
- 4.6g of which Saturates
- 27g Carbohydrates
- 21g of which Sugars
- 1.9g Protein
- 0.11g Salt
Ingredients
For the Cakes
- 100g Butter
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- 100g Silver Spoon Caster Sugar
- 100g Allinson's Self-Raising White Flour
For the Icing
- 150g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar
- Handful Sprinkle decorations
- 150g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar
Utensils
- Cupcake case
- Mixing bowl
Nutritional Information
per 40g- 189cal Energy
- 7.8g Fat
- 4.6g of which Saturates
- 27g Carbohydrates
- 21g of which Sugars
- 1.9g Protein
- 0.11g Salt