Ingredients
- 125g butter
- 125g caster sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 large eggs
- 125g self-raising flour, sifted
- 2 tablespoons milk
- By Hand Method
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl and then add the vanilla essence.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, adding a spoonful of flour between each.
- Fold in the rest of the flour and then add a little milk as needed.
- Food Processor Method
- Add the butter, sugar, vanilla essence, eggs and flour to the food processor and blend until smooth.
- Add a little milk and pulse - add enough milk to achieve a soft, dropping consistency.
- Divide the mixture between 12 bun cases in a muffin tin. Bake in the oven at 200°C (Electric oven | Electric fan oven 180°C | Gas Mark 6) for 10 - 20 minutes until cooked and golden on top. Don't overcook the fairy cakes otherwise they will dry out. Lift the fairy cakes out of the muffin tin and leave to cool on a wire rack.
- For a simple icing topping, add a little water to some icing sugar until you have a smooth paste. When the cakes are cool, drizzle some icing mixture over the top. These fairy cakes are best eaten on the day they are made.
9 comments:
Makes me want to start making fairy cakes.
They do look scrummy don't they? I've not actually made any since school cookery classes lol.
I often make them with the grandchildren but not when they are not here because I would have to eat them all.
LOL x
This is just lovely. I may share the world`s best cheesecake recipe!
Please do Sheila, I just love cheesecake
What is castor sugar
mmmm me too Sheila P
I googled to get the answer as I guess you're outside the UK.
Castor or caster sugar is the name of a very fine sugar in Britain, so named because the grains are small enough to fit though a sugar "caster" or sprinkler. It is sold as "superfine" sugar in the United States.
Hope that helps!
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