Beano-style fairy cakes with a halved glacé cherry on top – half the calories of a swirly, whirly buttercream-topped cupcake, probably.
To make about 15:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Crack and weigh 3 eggs. Weigh out exactly the same amount of self-raising flour, golden caster sugar and soft butter. Pop into a bowl with a teaspoonful or two of vanilla essence and a teaspoonful of baking powder.
Use a hand-whisk to beat thoroughly over about 2-3 minutes, scraping down the edges of the bowl so that you don’t miss any of the mixture.
Put into a couple of lined tins and bake at 180 degrees for 12-20 minutes. When they smell of cake and are bouncy to the touch, they are ready.
Once they are completely cooled, ice with normal, thick water icing and top with a halved glacé cherry.
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Very pretty! 🙂
Thank you!
Buttercream icing looks nice but in reality makes me feel sick. The cherry is a nice touch and reminiscent to me also of those Kipling bakewells, very childhood favourite too.
Oh, I do like those too!
Pretty and delicious. What’s not to like?
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