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Fairy Cakes Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lor / All my dishes 9 months, 2 weeks ago I grew up with "Fairy Cakes" and this Fairy Cake "cupcake" recipe is from the cookbook "How To Be a Domestic Goddess" by Nigella Lawson. Prep:40m Cook:20m Servings:12	Lor
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Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

7 Tablespoons sugar

2 large eggs

3/4 cup self-rising cake flour

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Note: I have used 1/2 teaspoon almond extract instead of the suggested 1 tsp.vanilla extract and the flavour is amazing.

2-3 Tablespoons milk

This is your typical hard Icing:

Note: I do not like this icing recipe because it dries out too quickly and believe me, when I say dries it hardens and dries. Not my suggestion. I prefer a butter cream icing for these dainties.

1 cup powdered sugar

1 egg white

3-4 drops lemon juice

food coloring

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Line a 12 cup muffin tin with baking cups.

Put all the ingredients except for the milk into a food processor and blend until smooth.

Pulse while adding the milk down the funnel to make for a soft consistency.

It doesn't seem like enough, but you can get enough into each baking cup, just scrape it all out and try to fill each one equally.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until they are golden on top.

Cool on a wire rack, but remove from the tin as soon as possible.

Before you decorate, slice off any mounded tops so you have a flat surface to decorate.

Icing:

Mix the sugar, egg white and lemon juice in a small bowl until smooth and creamy, it should have the consistency of heavy cream Nigella always breaks the batch into smaller batches so she can have different colours.

In Nigella Lawson's cookbook they show the "Fairy Cakes" topped with rosebuds and little sugared daisies and fresh berries.

Use your imagination.

NOTE: I personally do not cut any of the top off!!! I prefer the rounded look and I don't like to waste.

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Comments

debbie919 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Sounds good, Lor...I love Nigella, but I'm in agreement with you - would prefer buttercream, and wouldn't cut off the little rounded tops! Round is beautiful! (at least I sure hope so, since that's my shape!) Thanks for the great post!

peetabear 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Thanks for this recipe.. I read a lot of Martha Grimes earlier books and there is a character that loves Fairy Cakes.. Now I can try them myself.!!

themechams 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
There is agreat recipe similar to this in Susan Branch's 'Sweets' cookbook

zena824 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Will have to give these little jewels a try....

ambus 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Mmmm ... Thanks Lor for this lovely recipe ...

sallyjo 9 months ago said:
This sounds so good, I have to try them. Thanks for the recipe.

smooch 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
This is great!

oregongrandma 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
These sound good. I'm always looking for recipes for my tea parties. This will be added to my menu! Thank you.

mishi 3 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Oh my gosh. I grew up with Fairy Cakes and this is a great recipe. I'm so excited because since arriving here in the USA, I haven't had the time to prepare my childhood recipes. Thanks for this great 5 fork favourite.

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