Gluten Free Fairy Cakes – Recipe

(Makes approx 18 cakes)

Ingredients

  • 7oz butter/margarine
  • 9oz Sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 8oz Gluten free flour or cake mix
  • 1 heaped tsp Gluten free baking powder
  • ½ tsp vanilla essence

    Method

  • Beat butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy
  • Beat in the eggs one at time. (Add a sprinkle of flour if mixture begins to curdle)
  • Fold in remaining flour and baking powder
  • Stir in the vanilla essence
  • Spoon mixture into 18 muffin cases (in muffin tins). Only fill about 2/3 of each muffin case
  • Bake cakes for 15-20 mins in centre of oven (180°C, Gas mark 4). Cakes should be risen and firm to touch
    When cool, hollow out the top of each cake. Drop in a small amount of raspberry jam and then whipped cream and place top back on. Sprinkle with icing sugar.
  • 6 Responses to Gluten Free Fairy Cakes – Recipe

    1. Johan Åkervall

      This recipie is really simple, and the cupcakes turned out excellent even for me who normally can’t bake to save my life!

      Highly recommended!

    2. haven’t tried gluten free fairy cakes. I will definitely have a go..yummy! :)

    3. Totally brilliant recipe – it worked perfectly – really lovely and buttery and eggy – so nice not to have it dairy free as well!! Using 5 medium eggs also worked very well.

    4. I am not a very good cook, and even I was able to make the cake. Thanks for the info and your post!

    5. It’s hard being a ceoliac, but these cakes are easy and yummy… thanks x

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