Gluten Free Fairy Cakes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190 degrees celsius while mixing the ingredients.
• Put caster sugar into a mixing bowl and mix together with the butter using a fork. (the fork is much better than a spoon it removes the lumps quicker and binds everything evenly).
• Sift in flour, xantham gum, cocoa powder and baking powder.
• Add eggs.
• Mix all together with a fork tipping bowl to a 45 degree angle until eveything is mixed together. This should add some air bubbles to the mixture and should after 2 minutes standing look a little like chocolate moose.
• Divide out the mixture into bun cases and bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 190 degrees celsius.
• You can top with anything you like and enjoy. They are great warm and cold.

Steps:

• make sure you have 12 paper cases handy.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Cream together margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla, followed by the sifted baking powder, sifted flour and milk.
• Half fill paper cases standing on baking tray.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.
• When cold, decorate the top with jam or icing or just icing sugar, if desired.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line 2 x 12 hole bun tins or mini muffin tins with paper cake cases. Put all the fairy cake ingredients into a large bowl and whisk together with electric hand beaters until smooth. If you don't have these you can use a wooden spoon or balloon whisk (see tip).
• Dollop the mixture into the prepared cases until it's all used up. Bake for 10-12 mins or until golden and springy. To be sure they're cooked through, poke a cocktail stick into the centre of one of the cakes in a middle row - if it comes out cleanly, it's cooked. Leave to cool in the tin for 5-10mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before decorating.
• Mix the icing sugar with enough water to make it the consistency of thick cream. Colour some or all of the icing with a few drops of your chosen food colouring(s) then drizzle over the top of the cooled fairy cakes. Sprinkle with your chosen toppings while the icing is still wet. Leave to set firm before serving. Will keep for 2 days in an airtight container.