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Fairy Cakes

You will need little paper cases for these cakes. If you would like different citrus flavours, make several batches using this recipe.

  • Vegetarian
Makes:
 Makes 12 fairy cakes

Ingredients

  • 85g softened butter
  • 85g caster sugar
  • Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon (or orange, or lime)
  • 1 large egg
  • 140g self-raising flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • Icing
  • Icing sugar diluted with lemon (orange or lime) juice
  • To garnish
  • Silver beads, citrus zest or crystallised flower petals

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas 6. Arrange 12 double-thickness paper cases on a baking tray.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then beat in your chosen citrus zest, followed by the egg. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Using a metal spoon, quickly fold the flour into the butter mixture followed by a tablespoon of your chosen citrus juice. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases and bake for 15 minutes until they are well-risen and golden. If you press a cake lightly, the sponge should bounce back. Cool on a wire rack.
  3. Sift some icing sugar into a bowl. Add some of your chosen citrus juice into the icing sugar until it forms a thick icing. Dip your knife in hot water and carefully spread the icing over the top of each cake. It will creep further down each cake as it sets. Once firm, gently press in your garnish. Before packing, remove the extra paper casing.
  4. Always store in an airtight container as these cakes are best eaten on the day of baking or the following day.

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Teee

Teee 14 January 2011 12:15

nice recipe, needed all the juice of the lemon to get the right consistency.

Rach

Rach 24 January 2010 21:38

Great recipe - first batch I decorated were a disaster - second time round I used thicker icing and put the hundreds & thousands on straight after the icing so it didnt have time to set.

Chelsee

Chelsee 04 January 2010 15:12

The recipe isn't zesty enough. I'd add 2 tablespoons of your citrus juice of choice. (:

Del-del

Del-del 17 November 2008 13:14

Great recipe, not only do they look and taste great, they are easy to make. I made a batch for my son to take to school for a cake sale, and every last cake was snatched up!!!!! fabulous

Del-del

Del-del 17 November 2008 13:12

This is a fabulous recipe, not only are they easy to make, they look great.

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This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in August 1999