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Valentine Fairy cakes Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 375 F .Line two muffins tray with 18 muffins paper cups.
  • Beat the eggs and sugar until color changes and batter is slightly thickened, add the oil in a steady stream while beating, add the yogurt and mix well. Fold in the flour gently, add three quarters of the strawberries and half of the orange rind and fold again till combined. Don’t overwork!! (I made it twice because of over beating)
  • Fill each case three quarters full with the mixture and bake for 20-25 minutes until the cakes are risen and golden. Turn out and cool on a wire rack.
  • Sift the icing sugar into a bowl; add the remaining orange rind and the orange juice to make a smooth icing. Stir in a few drops of orange food colouring, if you like.
  • Using a teaspoon, spoon a little icing on top of each cooled cake .Decorate with extra strawberries or drizzled melted chocolate.
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  • hunnee 15 years ago
    another master peice for sure
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  • ttaaccoo 16 years ago
    These little cakes are just bee-utiful! I love the way you tell us "not to overbeat" and that (dear Ahmed makes mistakes baking too). And the word "easy" as opposed to 98 percent of your fancy desserts!!

    Your family is so gorgeous!! share photos soon!!
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    " It was excellent "
    kidaria ate it and said...
    Looks wonderful!
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  • alyce 16 years ago
    Ahmed...I would love to make these...is there any way you can convert the measurements? They look Beautiful...and Delicious!! Tnanks so much for sharing your recipe with all of us!!
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  • falafel_fanatic 17 years ago
    These look very pretty and delicious! I will try these soon! :0)
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    " It was excellent "
    brianna ate it and said...
    Another winner for me. Can't wait to try them, they look delicious. Thanks. Brianna
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    " It was excellent "
    zena824 ate it and said...
    Ahmed... Im behind looking at your recipes..... these little jewels look so pretty.... perfect for Valentines Day... Wish I had seen them sooner..Thanks for a great post...
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    " It was excellent "
    mumtazcatering ate it and said...
    thanks Ahmed for another great posting!
    will be trying it soon
    thanks for the concern,i have not been on line for quite some time as my computer was sent for repairs and i was busy with the 3 weddings in the family
    have a great baking day
    mumtaz
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  • noura 17 years ago
    wonderful
    I just wish if I have enough time to make it
    I can only imagine how delicious they must be
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    " It was excellent "
    ambus ate it and said...
    O God...they're lovely!I can almost taste it from this beautiful picture.Great recipe to enjoy strawberries!
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    " It was excellent "
    invisiblechef ate it and said...
    I had to make these, ( I love fairies and the name is great, why are they called fairy cakes?)

    The only thing I wanted to mention is you can use natural food colorings, here there has been a lot of research on food coloring causing hyper activity in children, it's really simple to substitute with something like a natural orange food color like one made from 100% natural annatto seeds. ( liquidized)

    Very lovely of course! thanks so much.
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  • msangelhaven1 17 years ago
    i know i may sound stupid but its 1pot mean 1cup and i think just by looking at them thay look awsome and im asking so i can make them tomorrow for my church group
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  • iffyo 17 years ago
    These look sOOOOOO pretty n yum!
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  • sunny 17 years ago
    Is Valentines a phenomenon in Egypt too?
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    " It was excellent "
    shirleyoma ate it and said...
    You always outdo yourself! Beautiful presentation and a great post! I'll make these soon! Got my 5
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    " It was excellent "
    greekgirrrl ate it and said...
    Ahmed I made the fairy cakes and they were being eaten so quickly, I had to hide them!! I"m putting them out today for a superbowl get-together. I'm giving you a 5 on these.
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    " It was excellent "
    liezel ate it and said...
    A show stopper, again! Your recipes are always perfect. Thanks
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    " It was excellent "
    berry ate it and said...
    Great recipe and I love the main picture.... I think that I will try them on next week, they are perfect in a beautiful box!
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  • amyliz 17 years ago
    Ahmed, these look so pretty! (If only I had a valentine to make them for! *Sigh*) But I have to ask you...what is castor sugar? I've never heard that term before.
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  • ambauer 17 years ago
    I think you must be a professional pastry chef! This look great, very imaginative!
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