Iced Fairy Cakes
From Sainsbury'sFun fairy cakes for the children to help bake.
Serves: makes 12
Preparation time: 25 Minutes
Cooking time: 15 Minutes
Cooling Time: 10
Ingredients
100g softened butter
100g caster sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
2 medium eggs, beaten
100g self-raising flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
100g icing sugar
1-2 tablespoons hot water
Food colouring
Method
Preheat the oven to 170°C, fan 150°C, gas 3.
Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla essence until creamy. Add the egg a little at a time and beat well.
Sieve the flour and baking powder into the bowl and stir together using a metal spoon.
Line a 12 hole bun tin with paper cases. Divide the mixture between the paper cases and bake for approximately 15 minutes or until risen and golden brown.
Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
Beat the icing sugar with a small amount of water, a splash at a time, until the icing is fairly thick. Add a couple of drops of the colouring, until you have the colour you want. Spoon over the cooled fairy cakes, decorate as you wish and leave to set for a few minutes before serving
