Thursday 18 March 2010

How to make fairy cakes?

Ingredients
For the sponge4 free-range eggs225g/8oz sugar225g/8oz self-raising flour225g/8oz butter, meltedFor the chocolate buttercream icing110g/4oz butter, softened170g/6oz icing sugar55g/2oz cocoa powder, sifted1-2 tbsp milkTo decoratewhite chocolate buttonsmilk chocolate buttons
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and lin 2 x 12-hole fairy cake tins with paper cases.2. Whisk the eggs and sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy.3. Carefully fold in the flour and butter.4. Pour the mixture carefully into the paper cases.5. Bake the cakes for 8-10 minutes, or until golden-brown on top and a skewer inserted into one of the cakes comes out clean. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack before removing from the tin.6. To make the buttercream, beat the butter in a large bowl until soft. Add half of the icing sugar and beat until smooth.7. Add the remaining icing sugar, cocoa powder and one tablespoon of the milk and beat until creamy. Beat in more milk if necessary to loosen the icing.7. Once the cakes are cool, spread the buttercream icing on top of the cakes.8. Decorate the cakes with the chocolate buttons.

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