Happy Muslim Mama: Fairy Cake Experiments

I usually make fairy cakes on Eid, but as my in-laws (some of them anyway) are going back to Pakistan on Tuesday, I thought I would make some today. It would also give me the chance to try out the recipe for the icing.

I decided to try buttercream icing and used the recipe from the book 500 Fabulous Cakes and Bakes. It turned out well, but slightly too sweet for my liking. I decided to turn half pink and realised a drop of red food colouring would be better than a teaspoon, which gave this rather lurid colouring that Little lady went crazy over.

I used this recipe for the fairy cakes which I have used before successfully. I htink I am having problems with the new cooker though, it overcooked the bottom of the cakes. The kids helped me decorate and had so much fun doing it.

We left a few plain and the baby gobbled those up. I think next time I might try a different recipe for the icing. Any suggestions?