Fairy cake recipe: How to make fairy cakes

Fluffy, delicious, and easy to make, fairy cakes are always a great kitchen activity for kids and teens. This recipe takes an hour to make from start to finish and makes 12 to 16 cakes. Make sure an adult is in the room throughout every step. Express.co.uk talks you through BBC Good Food’s fairy cake recipe.

Step six

For the icing, sift the icing sugar into a large mixing bowl and stir in enough water to create a smooth mixture.

Stir in the food colouring– pastel pinks, blues, and yellows work well.

Step seven

To ice the fairy cakes, drizzle the icing over the cakes, sprinkle with decorations.

Set aside until the icing hardens. This should take about 15 to 30 minutes.

source: express.co.uk