

Quick Gluten Free Mini Fairy Cakes
About this recipe:
A batch of these makes a good amount of mini cakes which are delicious on their own although they can be topped with a little jam, chocolate spread or simple icing. You can wrap and freeze some of the batch for another occasion although it would be best to do this before adding the topping.
Equipment:
mini fairy cake cases, mixing bowl, 3 x 12 holes mini tart trays or a large baking tray
Ingredients:
150g butter
150g caster sugar
3 eggs
150g FREEE Self Raising White Flour
5 tbsp milk
½ tsp vanilla extract
Method:
200°C, Fan 180°C, 400°F, Gas 6.
- Pre-heat the oven.
- Stand the mini cake cases in the holes of the mini tart trays or on a large baking tray.
- Cut the butter into small cubes and put them into a mixing bowl.
- Add the sugar and beat together until light and fluffy.
- Break the eggs into the bowl one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sieve the flour into the bowl then stir it into the mixture.
- Add the milk and vanilla extract and combine them well.
- Divide the mixture between the prepared mini fairy cake cases.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the sponge springs back when touched.
- Cool the cakes on a wire rack.
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eli
Great recipe tasty cakes not too sweet, recommend!
Reviewing: Quick Gluten Free Mini Fairy Cakes
Joanne L
The best gluten-free fairy cakes I've ever baked. So lovely and light! Used normal bun cases, which made about 20 cake. Delicious!
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Lorraine
Made these yesterday for my coeliac grandson and I. Used Doves farm plain flour with teaspoon baking powder and tsp xanthan gum but reduced sugar. They were the best gf cakes I’ve made. Unfortunately all the non gf family ate them too so none left today! Definitely a recipe to keep.
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Candy009
Loved these! Light and springy, deliciously moist.
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Ashley MacDonald
These turned out great! I didn't have self raising gluten free flower so added a little bicarb and xanthum gum.... I must say, they didn't last long!
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Emily
Nice easy recipe to follow, but I’d say the bake time is too long- most other fairy cake recipes say 12-15 mins and I took mine out at 20 and they were very dry. And a bit too yellow- would probably use less egg next time.
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Katherina Allsop
Simple to make, lovely to eat. Made 12 larger cup cake size instead of the 24 mini ones. Added some lemon zest and additional one teaspoon of baking powder. Realised too late I only had 2 eggs instead of the 3 the recipe used but the end result is so good this didn't matter.
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S Martin
Just tried these as I was looking for an easy Gluten Free recipe and it was my first attempt. Going to ask a neighbour who has to have GF food in for tea but thought I'd practice this recipe first! My husband said they were lovely and "we'll have to have these again". Praise indeed! Now I have to make some more for when my neighbour comes in!
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Elizabeth Evans
Great - easy to make, light and fluffy. I'm not a natural-born cake maker but I can't keep up with the demand for these! I've made them lots of times and I've not gone wrong yet.
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Laura
Really easy and very quick to make!! Light and fluffy - a bit too nice just to have the one!! I Put some lemon icing on the top and they are great. Thank you.
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Victoria
I followed the recipe and added 2 tblsp of melted coconut oil to ensure they stayed moist.... and they were perfect...... beautiful colour texture etc...... so impressed thank you for sharing x
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HeatherB
These are absolutely gorgeous! So easy to make that I made them with my wheat intolerant 3 year old. The texture is so delicious and moist. I will definitely be making these again!
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Marg
This recipe is so very easy . The end result is a beautiful light and very moreish fairy cake.
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Helen
I substituted 'chickpea flour+water' for the eggs and the cakes came out lovely, light and sweet. To make the egg substitute I blended 3 x 1/4 cups of chickpea flour and the same quantity of water separately in a bowl (very easy to mix and looks just like whipped up eggs!). I baked six first, just to see how they would come out. I thought they might need extra sugar to offset the chickpea flour (smells a bit sour pre cooked) but they didn't need extra sugar. Added cocoa powder to the remaining batch about 2-3 tablespoons (just sprinkled it in!). Oh my, chocolate fairy cakes....very delicious!!
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Mrs Phoenix Archibald
Amazing! and very tasty when you replace the milk with coconut milk! SO YUMMY!
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Miss Aunty Bees
Lovely light well risen buns. Topped off with melted chocolate and hundreds and thousands. . Delish!
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Mrs karen robjohn
I wish i hadnt discovered these..omg...ive just eaten 3 without breathing!!! I added an extra tbsp of milk and cooked for a little longer.
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Mrs Dee Rag
Excellent recipe. Came out very well. Am so happy and proud of myself. I made the following changes, reduced sugar to half a cup 100grams, butter half a cup 120g, used 2 eggs and increased milk by a tbsp to 6. Used doves gf self raising flour 1&1/4 cups, about 150g. Baked for 13 mins. Will surely be making this again.
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Mrs Veronica rumble
They are lovely added a little twist put chocolate buttons in the cakes
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Ms Clare Howard-Saunders
These were lovely. As good as wheat flour ones. We didn't use the milk and we had to bake for a lot longer (20mins?) but they were awesome.
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Miss Molly Cadman
One of the best fairy cake recipes, I like to bake it a little less than it says to make it more moist. Overall a very yummy recipe.
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Miss Caroline Robson
Fantastic fluffy fairy cakes!!
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Miss Lucy Wood
Lovely :) best fairy cakes I have been able to make. Rise really well and tasty. My kids love them. (My youngest is dairy/wheat/soya free)
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Ms Anna Dickerson
Very good fairy cakes. Result much better when using the silicone cases to bake them in- then they raise really well! They are a little on the sweet side though.
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Mrs Annemarie Thompson
Lovely gluten free coffee cake. Nice recipe
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