Buttercream Fairy Cakes
Buttercream Frosted Fairy Cakes by Sarah Butler 🧚🏻♀️🧁 You'll want to hit save on this recipe for #mothersday!
Ingredients
110 g Butter (or margarine)
60 g Butter (softened)
110 g Caster Sugar
2 - Eggs
4 tbsp Fresh Cream
120 g Icing Sugar
2 tbsp Milk
4 drop Pink Food Colouring
110 g Self-Raising Flour
Method
Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6.
Beat the butter and sugar together for 3-4 minutes until pale in colour.
Add one egg at a time, beating between each.
Sieve in the flour, combine into mixture.
Pour in the milk and combine into the mixture.
Spoon the mixture into a lined bun tray.
Bake for 15 minutes and allow to cool completely before decorating.
For the buttercream, beat the butter for 5 minutes with a handheld or electric mixer.
Sift the icing sugar and add to butter a spoonful at a time until all is incorporated.
Add cream to mixture and beat for an additional 5 minutes.
Divide buttercream into two even portions. Add one half to a piping bag fitted with a nozzle.
Add 3-4 drops of food colour to the second half of buttercream and mix until completely combine and colour is even.
Decorate the Fairy Cakes with frosting and enjoy!