Fairy Cakes....

zippychick

Ill merge this with the fairy cakes thread later - have a read and see what others do

Zip

snuggle69

I tried making cupcakes for the first time at the weekend, after having some amazing ones at work last week made by a bakery which were light and fluffy!! Mine turned out a lot heavier, does anyone have a good recipe for these please???

angeltreats

I use the recipe for vanilla cupcakes from the Hummingbird Bakery book:

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I have no idea why they have quite a poor rating, I've been making these for years and out of all the cupcake recipes I've tried (which is a LOT) these are the ones I always go back to.

Maggie_Bob

Our no fail cake recipe:

3oz self raising flour
3oz butter
3oz sugar
1 tsp baking powder
2 medium eggs
A little bit of lemon juice and zest

Flour, sugar and baking powder in a bowl, rub in butter with fingertips. Fold in eggs, then add lemon juice & zest if using (you can replace this with vanilla etc). Spoon in to cupcake cases and bake at 180C for about 15 minutes (although I always check after 12)

kathie1101

Since I have been using the weighing the egg method and using stork margarine I have had lovely light fluffy cupcakes everytime, even when my 5 year old has been helping me.

Basic recipe is:

Weigh 4 eggs in shells (Approx 250g)
Same weight of eggs in Stork
Same weight of eggs in caster sugar
Same weight of eggs in self raising flour
2 level tsb of baking powder
1 tsp of vanilla extract or lemon (lemon is our current favourite) I usually use a bit more if using vanilla - go by taste
1 1/2 tbsp of milk

The method I use also probably makes a difference, as I beat it for quite a long time. The mixture is a very pale yellow (almost white, by the time I am finished). Start by creaming the stork and sugar, and add the vanilla (I do this with an electric mixer - just a hand held one for about 5 minutes). Add 1 egg at a time with a bit of the sieved flour and baking powder (to stop it curdling) until it has gone. Then add the milk and beat slowly until it is mixed in.

Bake at 180/Gas 4 for about 18-20 mins.

If you double this recipe up it is about perfect for one of those silicone giant cupcake moulds that are quite popular - with just a little bit left over for a couple of normal sized cupcakes.

Edit: Obviously recipe works equally well sized down, using just 2 eggs

snuggle69

Thanks for all of these, will give them a try. Someone else mentioned to me about weighing the eggs and working from there!!

What do people do for frostings any sure fire recipes about?

VJsmum

I use Magnolia bakeries cupcakes recipe - these are the ones from Sex and the city.

If you google it then the quantities are in cups - so i've translated.

8oz SR flour
6oz plain flour
8oz butter
16oz sugar
4 eggs
8fl oz milk
1 tsp vanilla

Heat overn to 350 F
180 c

Combine flours in small bowl
in large bowl cream butter add sugar gradually and beat till fluffy
Add eggs one at a time and beat.
Add dry ingredients in 3 parts each time alternating with milk and vanilla
Beat till incorporated each time
put in cupcake holders 3/4 full
bake 20 - 25 mins.

Makes about 24 so you could halve it - they are light as a feather.

Chocolate ones

250g plain flour
1 tsp bicarb soda OR baking powder
225g butter
200g white sugar
200g light brown sugar
4 eggs
6 ozs dark choc (at least 70% cocoa)
250ml buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla

Heat oven 350f / 175 c
cream butter and sugar and beat for 5 mins
add eggs one at a time and beat
add melted chocolate and beat
add dry ingredients in 3 parts alternating with buttermiljk and beat till incorporated each time.
Put in cases bake for 20 - 25 mins

I don't like chocolate cake but these are IMMENSE!!

Molly41

Im a definite advocate of Stork and weighing the eggs in shells too. Great Minds Kathie1101 x

zippychick

ive merged this with our fairy cakes thread so you can read how others do it

here's the recent weighing eggs for cakes/buns thread as well

Zip

forgottendreams

Morning
Has anyone ever made successful variations on fairy cakes?

I'm going to whip up a batch using the 100g of everything mix - nice and easy. Was thinking of adding in some last min ingredients before they went in the ovan -

*Banana?
*Apple and Cinnamon?

Should this work ok? Want to avoid a ruined batch as I've very little flour and sugar in the cupboard and wouldnt have enough to whip up another batch.