Name: Fairy Cakes
Yield: 18 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 125 g (4.4 oz) butter; ¾ cup (165 g / 5.8 oz) caster sugar; 1 tsp vanilla or lemon extract; 2 eggs; 2 cups (275 g / 9.7 oz) self-raising flour; ½ cup (125 ml / 4.2 oz) milk; ½ cup (140 g / 4.9 oz) (optional) jam; ½ cup (125 ml / 4.2 oz) (optional) cream (for whipping); for dusting (optional) Icing sugar

Dessert

18 servings

200 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Beat butter, caster sugar and vanilla (or lemon) until creamy.

ButterCaster sugarVanilla or lemon extract

Step 2

Beat in the eggs one at a time.

Eggs

Step 3

Fold in the sifted self-raising flour alternately with the milk.

Self-raising flourMilk

Step 4

Transfer batter to 18 greased or lined muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full.

ButterCaster sugarVanilla or lemon extractEggsSelf-raising flourMilk

Step 5

Bake at 350°F for 12–15 minutes until well risen and golden, then cool on a rack.

ButterCaster sugarVanilla or lemon extractEggsSelf-raising flourMilk

Step 6

Cut out a small circle in the top of each cake and cut each circle in half to make wings.

ButterCaster sugarVanilla or lemon extractEggsSelf-raising flourMilk

Step 7

Spoon a little jam into the centre hollow and top with whipped cream.

JamCream (for whipping)

Step 8

Arrange the cut-out wings into the cream.

Butter

Step 9

Dust with icing sugar before serving.

Icing sugar

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.