Wednesday Recipe: Buns ands Fairy Cakes

OK so in Ireland we NEVER call them cupcakes, its Buns or Fairy Cakes.  Here is the recipe for plain ones, this will make a dozen.

6oz plain flour
3oz soft margarine
3oz castor sugar
2 eggs
drop of real vanilla essence
splash of milk

Beat the margarine and castor sugar together in bowl until white and well mixed.
Crack in the two eggs and a spoonful of flour and whisk together.
The spoonful of flour will prevent the eggs from curdling.
Add the vanilla essence and flour and whisk again.
Check the consistency, is needs to be "spoonable" if not add a drop of milk.

Using two spoons drop into papercases in a bun tray.
Bake at 180 degrees centigrade for about 12 minutes and cool on a wire rack.

For fruit buns add 2oz dried fruit to mix
For chocolate buns replace 1oz of flour with 1oz cocoa.
For flavoured buns add fruit juice or jam instead of milk.
For citrus buns add citrus rind or zest to mixture.

Have fun.


and for ideas on decorating look here Decorating buns and cakes