How to make fairy cakes

Shopping list

• Tins, packets and jars

  • lemon curd or jam for the topping (optional)

• Cooking ingredients

  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 100g/3½oz self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp fine salt
  • 200g/7oz icing sugar, sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

• Dairy, eggs and chilled

  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 free-range eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 125g/4½oz unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tbsp milk

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