Glamorous fairy cakes

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• maiyanis

  26 July 2009

  maiyanis rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I loved them to bits, I will making this my signature cupcake recipe

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• tina

  20 August 2009

  tina rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely cakes best I've baked. Made 12 muffin size cakes and decorated them with lemon icing yum.

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• tina

  20 August 2009

  tina commented on this recipe

  Lovely cakes best I've baked. Made 12 muffin size cakes and decorated them with lemon icing yum.

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• Jazpa

  19 November 2009

  Jazpa rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Best cupcake recipe I've ever come across, surprisingly little ingredients for batter that goes a long way! Beautiful colour, even in my awful oven and I top them with whatever I like! Perfect for my cake sales at college.

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• crewe79

  15 December 2009

  crewe79 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very easy to make, made them for my daughter party. I didn't have any of the topping so used sprinkles and cherries instead, still just as nice tho.

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• Sarahd

  23 June 2010

  Sarahd commented on this recipe

  I used this recipe to make some England cup cakes for the match today - see picture. It's great for icing as the tops come out completely flat. I had to take them to a friend's house and unfortunately, the colours ran together in the heat, but they looked great before! As England won, does this mean I have to make them for every match to ensure we stay in the World Cup??

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• maureen fitzgibbons

  07 July 2010

  maureen fitzgibbons commented on this recipe

  used ground almonds instead of custard powder.Cakes were so easy to make, delicious ,looked so pretty and everyone thought they were yummy.

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• sarahlou

  11 July 2010

  sarahlou commented on this recipe

  I have tried many fairy cake recipes but this has to be the best by far.

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• sarahlou

  11 July 2010

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• helliecopter

  31 October 2010

  helliecopter rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A very simple recipe that's really tasty! I've just made 2 batches of halloween cakes, adding orange colouring paste to one, and green paste to the other. The cakes taste yummy and are a good texture, and don't taste custardy - but it does add something! Will definitely whip these up again.

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• shirley1265

  13 November 2010

  shirley1265 commented on this recipe

  great recipe and so easy to vary toppings. My 9 yr old's favourite is spread them with nocilla and add mini marshmallows

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• jayneypops89

  14 December 2010

  jayneypops89 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  quick and easy to make. Will definately be holding onto this wee recipe :)

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• penny b

  08 January 2011

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• Bakeolitegirl911

  04 February 2011

  Bakeolitegirl911 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  fab fab fab! love this recipe!! made these for a sleepover treat and they were fab! all my friends were impressed and now i have to bring them to every sleepover!! EASY AND IMPRESSIVE!

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• Belkey

  12 March 2011

  Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really disappointed with the quantities of this recipe, I wanted to make a batch of plain and a batch of chocolate (substituting the custard powder for cocoa) and my first batch of plain only made 13 cakes (and yes, I was using small cupcake cases), therefore doubled the recipe for the batch of chocolate, with the same result (26 chocolate ones). End result was good enough, but the quantities are VERY misleading.

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• fairystoryteller

  15 March 2011

  fairystoryteller rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is a great recipe. I added the finely grated zest of a lemon to the cake mix and made the icing using the juice of the lemon. Made 12 cakes instead of 24 using muffin cases. Very well received by greedy guests!

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• ELAINE

  18 March 2011

  ELAINE commented on this recipe

  WHAT A GREAT RECIPE, JUST MADE DOUBLE THE QUANTITY USING CORNFLOUR .TO DECORATE FOR TONIGHTS YOUTH CLUB TO RAISE MONEY FOR RED NOSE DAY. DOUBLE THE AMOUNT MADE 24 X MUFFIN SIZE PAPER CASES AND THEY ARE DELICIOUS, LIGHT AND FLUFFY. MIGHT TRY THIS AS A SPONGE CAKE TOO. NOW TO COOL AND ICE . THANKYOU

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• The beginner baker

  30 March 2011

  The beginner baker rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I was panicking because I couldn't find any custard powder in the cupboards but I did find butterscotch angel delight.... :-) You won't be disappointed! I've halved the recipe and made 12 and am going to top them with some peach icing for Mothers Day. Great recipe. Thanks!

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• lydia

  04 June 2011

  lydia commented on this recipe

  brill with apple and cinamon :)

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• Lizziebuff

  26 July 2011

  Lizziebuff rated and commented on this recipe

  

  We have just made these during summer holidays.. really light and fluffy.. best small cake recipe we have tried so far!!.. def one to keep..

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Ingredients

For the cakes

• 140g butter , very well softened
• 140g golden caster sugar
• 3 medium eggs
• 100g self-raising flour
• 25g custard powder or cornflour

For decorating

• 600g icing sugar , sifted
• 6 tbsp water , or half water and half lemon juice, strained
• edible green and pink food colourings
• crystallised violets
• crystallised roses or rose petals
• edible wafer flowers

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Difficulty and servings

Makes 24 cakes

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 15 mins

Cook 15 mins

Freeze un-iced

Ingredients

For the cakes

• 140g butter , very well softened
• 140g golden caster sugar
• 3 medium eggs
• 100g self-raising flour
• 25g custard powder or cornflour

For decorating

• 600g icing sugar , sifted
• 6 tbsp water , or half water and half lemon juice, strained
• edible green and pink food colourings
• crystallised violets
• crystallised roses or rose petals
• edible wafer flowers

Per cake

193 kcalories, protein 2.0g, carbohydrate 36.0g, fat 6.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 31.0g, salt 0.2 g

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