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Does anyone have Nigella's fairy cake recipe to hand?

8 replies

electra · 13/10/2008 11:56

And if so, would you be kind enough to post it?

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falcon · 13/10/2008 12:02

Are you making it by hand or with a food processor?

wonderstuff · 13/10/2008 12:04

Don't have nigellas, but my fail proof one (what I got taught at primary school)
Weigh your eggs (with shells on)
Use same weight of butter, sugar, flour
Cream sugar and butter
Add eggs
Add flour
dump in cases
In preheated oven 180 ish till go golden and you can stick a pokey thing in and it comes out clean (knife, skewer sometink like tat)
'bout 20mins

electra · 13/10/2008 12:21

Hi, thanks for replies. I'm doing it by hand...

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falcon · 13/10/2008 12:34

OK I've had a look at her fairy cake recipe and it's meant for a food processor, she says to use her victoria sponge recipe and divide between cases if making it by hand so I'll post that.

225g unsalted butter
225g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs
200g self raising flour
25g cornflour
3-4 tablespoons of milk.

Preheat the oven to 180/gas mark 4. If the tins are loose bottomed you don't need to line them, otherwise do.

Cream the butter and sugar, add the vanilla and then the eggs 1 at a time, adding a spoonful of flour between each.
Fold in the rest of the flour and the cornflour and when all is incorporated add a little milk as you need.
Pour and scrape into the muffin tins and bake for about 25 minutes.

falcon · 13/10/2008 12:35

Amendment. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

priceyp · 13/10/2008 12:47

Nigella fairy cakes from How to eat:
125gm self raising
125gm caster sugar
125gm butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking power
1-2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1-2 tablespoon of milk

Use hand whisk, spoon or processor (prob less milk for processor).

Put in cases and cook at gas mark 5 for 10-15 mins.

electra · 13/10/2008 12:55

Thanks falcon!

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electra · 13/10/2008 12:59

Thanks pricey-p My friend makes Nigella cakes and I think they turn out really well, so I intend to get Domestic goddess...

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