fairy cakes help!!!!

[misdee]

need a simple fairy cake recipe for me and my dd1 to make. used to know one but been a while since we have made real cakes (have been using packet mixtures).

I LOVE fairy cakes, when u make them do you want to send some to me!!!

I found this on another web site so pasted in, as tooo lazee to write it out!!

Fairy Cakes:

IMPERIAL/METRIC

4 oz/125 g. Good quality margarine (don't use tub margarine, too high water content)
4 oz./125 g. castor sugar (castor sugar is just a really fine sugar)
2 large eggs
5 oz./150g. self-rising flour sieved with 1 tsp. baking powder

Place all the ingredients for the cake in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until well mixed - 2 or 3 mintues. Place in 18 - 24 greased fairy tin pans or in paper cases. Bake on the second shelf from the top of a moderately hot oven (375) for 15-20 minutes. Cool. Ice and decorate with candies any way you like - could be with coconut on the icing, etc. Sprinkles, etc.

The icing that shows on the picture looks like a cross between spreadable frosting and drippy glaze. She said they use confectioners sugar, margarine and milk, vanilla and to the consistancy that is a THICK pourable type - not runny enough to go down the side in drips, but not so thick you have to spread it>

Hope this helps.

we have just made the cakes with out the baking powder, as it gives me and mum heartburn. we are gonna ice them after nursery. we have made butter cream icing and lots of different sprinkles. yummy!!

OOh I could just eat one of those NOW!!!