Lemon fairy cakes
Dessert: makes 16. Total time: 1 hour
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.It was almost painful watching my three-year-old first pick the dolly mixtures off some 10 fairy cakes, and then lick off the green icing. But having made them with his own pudgy hands it seemed churlish to intervene. These are a tad more tasteful, if there is such a thing as a tasteful fairy cake.
Cake:
Icing:
Heat the oven to 170C fan oven/180C or 350F electric oven/Gas 4. Lay 16 paper cases out on a baking tray. Whisk the eggs, sugar, and lemon zest together in a bowl, then add the cream. Sift the flour and baking powder together and gradually fold in. Stir in the melted butter, the lemon juice and the food colouring. Spoon the cake mixture into the paper cases, half-filling them, and bake for 20 minutes until golden and risen. Transfer the cakes to a rack, and leave them to cool.
Whisk the icing sugar and lemon juice together in a bowl. Transfer half to another bowl, and colour one a sunny orange with a few drops each of red and yellow colouring, and the other primrose yellow. Coat the top of the cakes using a spoon, half with the orange icing and half with the yellow, and decorate with dolly mixtures or orange and lemon jellies. Leave the icing to set for an hour or two.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments