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Close up of a fairy cake with crushed raspberry cream, on a fun blue plate. So simple and simply delicious - perfect for any kid's birthday party or afternoon tea

Fairy cakes with raspberry cream

These fairy cakes with raspberry cream are simply delicious but so simple to make that a child can even do all the work. They are the ultimate kid's birthday party cupcakes.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Cuisine Australian
Servings 12 -14 persons

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the cupcakes

  • 125 g butter at room temperature
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups of plain flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 2/3 cups caster sugar
  • 1/4 cup of milk
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla

For the raspberry cream

  • 250 g frozen raspberries defrosted
  • 1 cup of double cream
  • 1 tablespoon of icing sugar sifted
  • Icing sugar for dusting.

Instructions
 

For the cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 180°c.
  • Place the butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, milk and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat for 4 minutes or until the mix is smooth and a pale creamy colour.
  • Line a muffin tin with 12 paper patty cases. Spoon in the mixture until it is three-quarters full.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes until cooked when tested with a skewer. Allow to cool.

For the raspberry cream

  • Place the raspberries in a bowl and crush lightly with a fork.
  • Add the cream and sift in the icing sugar and fold to combine.
  • Use a teaspoon to scoop out a hole in the top of the cake, reserving the scooped out pieces. Cut the pieces in half.
  • Fill the hole with the raspberry cream. Place two halves on top of the cream to resemble wings. Dust with icing sugar.

Notes

If you can't find double cream - which has happened to me before - use mascarpone. You might need to thin it down a little with a little normal cream.
I use frozen raspberries. You can use fresh raspberries, but I find that frozen raspberries are often MUCH cheaper and were frozen while ripe. Just make sure that you thaw them out and drain them very well. Otherwise, your crushed raspberry cream will be sloppy.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 285.04kcalCarbohydrates: 29.49gProtein: 3.9gFat: 17.29gSaturated Fat: 10.39gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 80.15mgPotassium: 84.94mgFiber: 1.78gSugar: 15.31gVitamin A: 626.37IUVitamin C: 5.58mgCalcium: 64.23mgIron: 1.12mg
Keyword birthday cupcakes, easy baking, fairy cakes
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