Name: Fairy cakes
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 125g caster sugar; 125g unsalted butter softened; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 125g self-raising flour; 200g icing sugar; 1-2 tbsp milk; food colouring, sprinkles, marshmallows to decorate (optional)

125g caster sugar
125g unsalted butter
softened
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
125g self-raising flour

ICING

200g icing sugar
1-2 tbsp milk
food colouring, sprinkles, marshmallows
to decorate (optional)

Method

step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Line a 12-hole cupcake tin with paper cases.
step 2
Put the sugar and butter in a bowl and mix together until pale, soft and fluffy. Gradually add in the eggs and vanilla until combined, sift in the flour and mix until smooth.
step 3
Use a spoon to divide the batter between the cases. Bake for 20 minutes until golden and a skewer inserted come out clean.
step 4
Put the icing sugar in a bowl, and mix in enough milk to loosen until the icing just falls off the spoon. Add colouring, if you like.
step 5
Let the cakes cool completely and then spoon icing onto each cake, letting some drizzle down the sides, if you like, and decorate with whatever toppings you prefer.