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Glamorous fairy cakes
Photo: David Holifield

Glamorous fairy cakes

11 ingredients 15 min + 15 min Makes 24 cakes openrecipes
Glamorous fairy cakes

A retro twist to a childhood favourite - learn how to make fairy cakes then decorate for any occasion

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

696
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 8 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Water not in our table 0
Rose not in our table 0
Flower not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 140g butter , very well softened
  • 140g golden caster sugar
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 100g self-raising flour
  • 25g custard powder or cornflour
  • 600g icing sugar , sifted
  • 6 tbsp water , or half water and half lemon juice, strained
  • edible green and pink food colourings
  • crystallised violets
  • crystallised roses or rose petals
  • edible wafer flowers

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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