Fairy cakes
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Makes 12
Skip to ingredients
- 125g caster sugar
- 125g unsalted buttersoftened
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 125g self-raising flour
ICING
- 200g icing sugar
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- food colouring, sprinkles, marshmallowsto decorate (optional)
Nutrition:
- kcal236
- fat9.5g
- saturates5.7g
- carbs34.7g
- sugars27.1g
- fibre0.4g
- protein2.5g
- salt0.2g
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.
