Spiced Farmhouse Fairy Cakes

Spiced Farmhouse Fairy Cakes is a traditional British recipe for a classic small cupcake of a spiced sponge mix that are dusted with icing sugar before cooling and serving. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Spiced Farmhouse Fairy Cakes.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Makes:

Rating:

Tags : Baking Recipes Cake Recipes British Recipes

My grandmother used to make these all the time as treats for us. the basic recipe here is hers, but I've added a twist brought over from Sweden of using cardamom to flavour the icing (frosting).

Ingredients:

150g caster sugar
110g butter, softened
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
190g self-raising flour
30g icing sugar
1/4 tsp ground green cardamom

Method:

Cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy then add the beaten eggs a little at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add the cardamom, cinnamon and ginger, mixing to incorporate. Stir-in the flour until completely incorporated.

Place fairy cake (cupcake) papers in the wells of a jam tart tin and place a generous tablespoon of the batter in each one. Place in an oven pre-heated to 180°C (350°F/Gas Mark 4) and bake for about 20 minutes, or until they are golden brown and the tops spring back when lightly pressed with your fingers.

Dust the fairy cakes with icing sugar and set aside on a wire rack to cool before serving.

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