Terry's Basic Fairy Cakes

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Terry's Basic Fairy Cakes

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This is the chuck it all together; method, as everything goes from food processor to tin to oven. You can lighten the recipe by separating the eggs, whisking the white and folding them separately, but try this simple way first

Ingredients

125g self-raising flour
125g very soft, unsalted butter
125g sugar
pinch of salt
2 medium eggs
1–2 tspn good quality vanilla essence
½ tsp baking powder
2–3 tbsp milk

Preparation: 5 Cook Time: 20 Total Time: 25min

Directions

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Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Whiz everything except the milk in a food processor until blended. Add the milk slowly, whizzing up until you have a smooth, flowing batter.
Place the paper cases in a fairy-cake tin with sloping sides and spoon in the batter.
Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, then cool on a rack.
For a topping, blend together some icing sugar with a little water or lemon juice (and food colouring if desired). Spread over the cooled cakes and top with glace cherries.

Source: Terry Farris