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Fairy cake recipes are simple for baking beginners, fun to bake with children or reminisce about your nostalgic first bake as a child. Whether it is <a href="/recipes/fairy-cakes">fairy cakes</a> dripping with icing or cute<a href="/recipes/butterfly-cakes"> butterfly cakes</a> with delicate sponge wings, a tin of these are sure to go down a treat. 
 
Just remember there is no such thing as too many sprinkles, so go wild with your fairy cakes. Check out our fairy cake recipes below:

Simple Fairy Cakes on a plate next to a box of Silver Spoon Icing Sugar, and a sliced cupcake in a cupcake case

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Our simple fairy cake recipe gives you soft, delicate and delicious cupcakes, drizzled in smooth, deliciously-sweet Silver Spoon <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/glace-icing">Glace Icing</a>. These cupcakes make a great treat for birthdays, or a fun recipe to get the kids involved in baking.
Not only are they simple to make, but they’re also fun to decorate, letting you and your children get creative. We like ours with icing and sprinkled with hundreds &amp; thousands, but you can get creative and try fairy cakes with chocolate chips, lemon drizzle, or <a data-item-id="02f6382a-d0f5-58f7-8c17-0acd82570e30" href="">buttercream icing</a>.
<h3>How to keep your fairy cakes moist</h3>
If your fairy cakes are too dry, you may be baking them for too long, or on too high a heat. We bake ours at 170°C (fan 150°C, gas mark 3) for 15-20 minutes. You should check them after 15 minutes to see if they’re cooked, then put them back in the oven if they aren’t.
You can check to see if they’re done by gently inserting a thin metal skewer into the centre of the cakes - if it comes out clean, they’re cooked through.
<h3>How to make your fairy cakes soft and fluffy</h3>
If your fairy cakes aren’t coming out fluffy, you may need to use more raising agent; in this case, Allinson's Self-Raising White Flour. We also recommend using Silver Spoon caster sugar.&nbsp;Using caster sugar instead of granulated sugar makes all the difference in baking. Thanks to its finer crystals, it dissolves quickly, creating a smooth, airy cake batter that traps more air. The result? A lighter, fluffier sponge with the perfect texture.
<h3>How to make sure your fairy cakes rise</h3>
If your fairy cakes are dipping in the middle, this is likely due to your cake batter being too moist, so it ‘collapses’ once you bake it. You may also have your oven on too low a temperature, which will cause your cupcakes to bake unevenly.
You should also avoid opening the oven door once your fairy cakes are baking, as this releases the heat from the oven, which can also cause them to sink.

Easy Fairy Cakes Recipe

This raspberry and coconut fairy cakes recipe is perfect to bake for an afternoon treat. It is also ideal to make with children as it is so simple and the outcome is light little fruity cupcakes with coconut. Why not try adding the grated zest of a lime for an exotic twist.

Raspberry and coconut fairy cakes

These Fairy Cakes are super easy to make with children, with seven simple steps to a batch of beautifully decorated Vanilla Fairy Cakes - what makes this recipe even more family friendly is we've swapped out white flour for 75% more wholemeal flour, bursting with fibre but keeping your bakes fluffy and light. We won't tell if you don't! Simply let these quick and easy wholemeal fairy cakes cool, before topping them with a spoonful of Silver Spoon Icing Sugar and decorating with mini Smarties or sprinkles (or any other toppings you fancy!).

Wholemeal Fairy Cakes

Oranges and lemons says the bells of St Clements...these dainty, quaint fairy cakes are truly delightful and have a wonderful subtle hint of citrus flavours.

St Clements butterfly cakes

Making these chocolate chip cupcakes is the perfect simple Sunday recipe to stir up with the kids, or a quick batch of cupcakes to pop in the oven if you're expecting last minute guests. Filled with chunks of fugde pieces and Billington's unrefined golden caster sugar, these mini mouthfuls of cake are sure to be full of warm fudgey flavours, and leave you with creative license to decorate however you wish. We use Silver Spoon icing sugar and chocolate sprinkles.&nbsp;

Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

This butterfly cakes recipe is so tasty and easy to make. It's the perfect starter recipe for novice bakers or great to make with kids. &nbsp;

Butterfly Cakes

Fairy Cakes, or Butterfly Cakes are&nbsp;easy and quick to make as well as being&nbsp;a family favourite and delicious at the same time. We've seen our fair share of Fairy Cake recipes but this one is really easy to follow. We've also added those traditional butterfly wings to the topping which look great and it's also fun to do with the kids. We've included a video from the archives (an oldie but a goodie) which runs you through the whole process.&nbsp;

Easy Fairy Cakes

Packed with all of your favourite festive fruits and spices these cute little fairy cakes are a fantastic mini alternative to a large Christmas cake. Treat a loved one this Christmas with these delightful fairy cakes.

Christmas Fairy Cakes

Butterfly or Fairy cakes are a favourite in most households and especially with kids. There's a touch of magic when you see their little faces light up when it's time to do the wings. This recipe has apple puree inside which is sweet and helps reduce the overall amount of processed sugar. We promise that no butterflies or angels were harmed in the process of making these... Go on, put your apron on, you can't go wrong with these timeless classics.

Fruit Fairy Cakes

These are great little fruity bakes that can be served either as pudding or with afternoon tea.

Fairy Cake Recipes

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