Fairy Cakes Simple Fairy Cakes Total Time 35m Prep Time 20m Bake Time 15m Serves 12 Skill Level Easy Dietary Needs 2 Reviews 5 star rating Save Save this recipe Share Share Print Print Fairy cakes are a great recipe to introduce your children to baking and are a fun activity for the whole family to enjoy together. Let your creativity run wild when decorating. Method Preheat the oven to 170°C (fan 150°C, gas mark 3). Line a muffin tray with 10-12 paper cases. Beat together the butter and sugar, then add in the eggs one at a time mixing between each addition. Add the vanilla extract. 100g Butter 100g White caster sugar 2 Egg(s) (free range) 1tsp Vanilla extract Carefully fold in the flour until just incorporated. 100g Self-raising white flour 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. Allow to cool on a rack. 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. 150g Icing sugar Spoon the icing on to each cake and decorate with a handful of coloured sprinkles. Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Child Friendly Reviews Inaya Chowdhury 20 February 2018 5 star rating Hi I just popped it in the oven it smells amazing also you should add baking powder so it rises Inaya Chowdhury 20 February 2018 5 star rating I am going to try them and there amazing Leave Your Thoughts Unfortunately reviews are not permitted to non-registered users. Please Log in to leave your review or ask us a question. Ingredients For the cakes 100g Butter 2 Egg(s) (free range) 1 tsp Vanilla extract 100g White caster sugar 100g Self-raising white flour For the icing 150g Icing sugar Sprinkle decorations Recipe Alternatives Raspberry friands fairy cakes Raspberry friands fairy cakes Total 45m Serves 12 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe Fruity butterfly cakes Fruity butterfly cakes Total 25m Serves 6 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe Raspberry and coconut fairy cakes Raspberry and coconut fairy cakes Total 35m Serves 12 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet Save this recipe
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