Fairy Cakes
Category:	Cake recipes
Time:	20 minutes
Difficulty:

Fairy Cakes are cup cakes that are decorated to look like fairies.

• 125g Butter
• 3/4 cup Caster sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla or Lemon extract
• 2 Eggs
• 2 cups Self-raising flour
• 125mL Milk
• 1/2 cup jam
• 125mL Cream, whipped
• Powdered sugar to dust with

1. Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla or lemon extract until creamy.
2. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
3. Fold in the sifted flour alternately with the milk.
4. Three-quarters fill 18 well-greased paper patty cases or well-greased muffin tins.
5. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 12-15 minutes until well risen and golden. Cool on a cake rack.
6. Cut out a small circle in the top of each cake and cut each circle in half. Spoon a little jam in the centre hollow and top with whipped cream. Arrange the "wings" into the cream and dust with icing sugar before serving.