Icing for chocolate fairy cakes

[Uberly]

Hello!

I've made some chocolate fairy cakes (not cupcakes) for my son to take into school tomorrow, but wondering how to ice them.

I don't want a buttercream icing as it will end up everywhere by the time he gets them into the classroom, so I'm thinking an icing which will harden.

Was thinking icing sugar, cocoa powder and milk/water? What do you think?

Any ideas greatly appreciated!

Thanks x

If you're wanting an icing that will set hard, you need fondant icing sugar. Get it in a box in the baking section. Instructions are on the box for quantities, and you can add cocoa to it to make it choc flavour. Leave them overnight to set. They way you're thinking will be very runny and won't set hard

Thanks Imnotaslimjim (great name btw!). You're right, will get some fondant icing later! :o

Or melted chocolate instead, that will go hard and any sprinkles you put on will set into the choc.

Or melted mars bar (but you have to melt in a glass bowl over water not microwave and be really quick getting it on fairy cakes).

Thanks Mrsseed and Pandygirl...some brilliant ideas. Sadly, the cakes were already iced before I read your replies! Melted chocolate will be the way to go next time (liking the melted mars bar idea!). Thanks again

....The fondant icing is already setting nicely. Went plain in the end with a giant chocolate button on top! My son is very pleased :)

I got a wee sachet of chocolate stuff that you just melt in hot water & then pour over your cakes ... pics here. I added Smarties too which made them even more kid-pleasing! Im going to do a big batch for the nursery fete.

I melt real (cheapo supermarket own brand) chocolate into a tiny bit of water in the microwave - start with 20sec at a time & keep checking it - & add icing sugar & cocoa to this mix -

I then toast coconut in a dry fry pan, spoon choc mix over cakes & then roll the cake in the toasted coconut - looks good with little effort & DCs love them