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Fantastic Fairy Cakes

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Pretty little cakes. You can get creative with decorating these and make them suitable for any occasion.

125 grams	Butter softened
125 grams	Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
2	Happy Eggs medium lightly beaten
1 tsp	Pure Vanilla Extract Blend (Nielsen-Massey)
125 grams	Self Raising Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
2 tbsp	JUST MILK

250 grams	Fondant Icing (Silver Spoon)
45 ml	Water warm

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Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas mark 5. Prepare a 12 hole cake tin, use paper cases or butter the base and sides of the holes before filling with mixture
In a mixing bowl beat the softened butter and sugar until fluffy and pale. You can use a wooden spoon or an electric whisk
Whisk in the beaten eggs, a little at a time, then beat in the vanilla.
Sift in half of the flour and fold into the mixture. Add the milk and the rest of the flour and fold until well combined
Spoon into the tin and bake for 12 minutes or until risen with a golden top. Allow to cool for ten minutes on a rack before removing from the tin
Have fun icing your fairy cakes with Silver Spoon Fondant Icing Sugar, just add fruit juice or cordial to give it colour and flavour