Fairy Cakes

Name: Fairy Cakes
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 110g unsalted butter, softened; 110g caster sugar; 2 eggs; 110g self-raising flour; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp milk; For the icing: 150g icing sugar, 2 tbsp water, a drop of food colouring; Hundreds and thousands

Small, light and iced with glacé icing and a sprinkle of hundreds and thousands. Not a cupcake. A fairy cake.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Serves: 12
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

110g unsalted butter, softened
110g caster sugar
2 eggs
110g self-raising flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp milk
For the icing: 150g icing sugar, 2 tbsp water, a drop of food colouring
Hundreds and thousands

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C / 160°C fan / gas 4. Line a 12-hole bun tin with paper cases.
Beat the butter and sugar until pale, add the eggs one at a time, then fold in the flour, vanilla and milk.
Spoon into the cases, filling each two-thirds full, and bake for 15 minutes until risen and golden.
Cool completely. Mix the icing sugar with just enough water to make a thick, spoonable icing and colour it if you like.
Spoon a little icing on each cake and scatter with hundreds and thousands before it sets.