If a fairy were to bake a cake, she might create something like these British fairy cakes. Super cute and super yummy!
Course: Baking, Healthy Snacks
Cuisine: Clean Eating
Keyword: British Fairy Cakes
Servings: 8Fairy Cakes
Author: Stephanie
Ingredients
1CupFlour I used white Buckwheat flour
½CupButter Softened so you can beat it
¼CupMaple syrup100% pure
2Eggs
1tspVanilla paste Or vanilla extract
1tspBaking powder
½CupHeavy cream For topping the cakes
Instructions
Heat your oven to 190c or 375f and line a baking pan with your paper liners
In a large mixing bowl, add the softened butter and maple syrup and using electric beaters, whisk until they're combined and fluffy. The butter should become paler as you beat it
Crack the egg and vanilla paste in the butter and syrup mixture and beat again for 30 seconds or so
Sieve the flour and baking powder into the wet ingredients and use a wooden spoon to gently combine, making sure not to over-mix the batter
Divide the fairy cake batter between your paper liners and bake for 12 minutes until they're golden brown and skewer inserted into the middle of one comes out clean
Cool on a wire rack until cold
In another bowl, whip your cream. Pop it into the fridge if your fairy cakes are not fully cooled. They need to be room temperature before you can make the fairy wings!
Once the cakes are cold, use a very sharp knife to slice the top of the cake off in one piece, leaving you with a flat surface on the top of each cake. Repeat on all cakes, keeping the tops carefully in one piece!
Cut each top on half
Add a little whipped cream to the top of each cake, around a heaped teaspoon full on each cake is enough
Add the wings to the cakes by securing them in the cream
Store in the refrigerator until you're going to eat them!