Friday, 6 April 2012

Easter Iced Orange Fairy Cakes



Lovely little cakes, ideal for children's parties


Cake tin needed
a 12-hole bun tin

For the cakes
100g (4oz) softened butter
100g (4oz) caster sugar
2 large eggs
100g (4oz) self-raising flour
1 level tsp baking powder
Zest of one orange

For the icing
225g (8oz) sifted icing sugar
Juice of 1 orange
Decorations

Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Place paper cases in the bun tin.
Measure all the cake ingredients into a large bowl and beat for 2-3 minutes until mixture is smooth.
Fill each case with the mixture.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until cakes are well risen and golden brown.
Lift the paper cases out of the bun tin and cool the cakes on a wire rack.

To make the icing
Put the icing sugar in a bowl and gradually blend in orange juice until you have a fairly stiff icing.
Spoon over the top of the cakes and decorate with chosen decorations and leave to set.

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