Fairy Cakes for End-Of-School Festivities ... and Giveaway Reminder

It's the time of year when school is ending, summer is beginning and there are lots of celebrations - class parties, Canada Day, birthdays, bachelorettes, baby showers, 4th of July - and there is no better way to celebrate, in my opinion, than with a cupcake.  And we all know, nothing beats a really awesome cupcake Mmmmmmmmm ... (and nothing is worse than a really bad, dried out cupcake with gross icing).

So here it is, an awesome cupcake recipe for all those occasions, by Nigella Lawson.

(I used this same recipe to make cupcakes for my son's first birthday. You can search Nigella's site for icing or use your own.)

Animal-themed cupcakes for son's
1st Birthday

Nigella's Ultimate Fairy Cakes

Ingredients

• 130g softened butter
• 130g caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 130g self raising flour
• 4 tbsp milk (any)

Method

Serves: 12

1. Preheat the oven to 190C, 375F, gas mark 5.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar until creamy and pale. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs with the vanilla. Whisk into the butter and sugar mix.
3. Sift half the flour in, and fold. Then add the milk and mix in well. Fold in the other half of the sifted flour.
4. Spoon into the paper cases and put into the oven for about 25 - 30 mins until golden and crisp on top

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