Mary Berrys Iced Fairy Cakes Recipes

MARY BERRY'S ICED QUEEN CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6 and arrange 24 fairy cake paper cases in two bun tins.
• Place all the cake ingredients into a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until well blended and smooth.
• Divide the mixture between the paper cases - leave about 1cm between the mixture and the top of the paper cases. It is important not over fill the cases as you need a little of the rim of the paper case above the level of the cakes when they are baked so that it is easy to ice the top. Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, or until the cakes are well risen and golden brown.
• Lift out and cool on a wire rack. To make the icing, mix the icing sugar with 3-4 tablespoons of water to give a smooth coating consistency. Spoon over the cakes and decorate as liked with edible or icing flowers.

MARY BERRY FAIRY CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 220C/180F / 390F
• Line a muffin tin with 12 fairy cake cases. If you only have larger cupcake cases, don't worry, use them but know you won't get 12 cakes out of the mixture.

MARY BERRY'S ICED FAIRY CAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• To make this fairy cakes recipe, heat the oven to 200C fan, 180C fan, gas 6. Place fairy cake cases into a 12-hole bun tin, to keep a good even shape as they bake.
• Measure all the ingredients into a large bowl and beat for 2-3 mins until the mixture is well blended and smooth. Fill each paper case with the mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until the cakes are well risen and golden brown. Lift the paper cases out of the bun tin and cool the cakes on a wire rack.
• Put the icing sugar in a bowl and gradually blend in the warm water until you have a fairly stiff icing. Spoon over the top of the cakes and decorate with sweets.

ICED FAIRY CAKES

Steps:

• Ask a grown-up helper to turn the oven on to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put a paper case in hole of a 12-hole bun tin.
• Put the sugar and butter (it must be soft or you won't be able to mix it properly) in a bowl and mix it together. Sift in the flour.
• Break the eggs into a separate bowl (spoon out any bits of shell that fall in) and add them to the bowl with the vanilla. Mix everything together.
• Divide between the cases using a spoon, scraping it off with a knife. Ask a grown-up helper to put the tray in the oven for 20 minutes.
• Mix the butter and icing sugar to make a creamy icing. Add colouring, if you like. Push an icing nozzle into an icing bag, then scoop in the icing.
• Let the cakes cool completely in the tray. Pipe icing onto each cake and decorate with marshmallows or sprinkles, or whatever you like.