Recipes by The Fairy Queen

	Giant Cupcakes Not Muffins by The Fairy Queen Giant Cupcakes Not MuffinsThe Fairy Queen does not make muffins, oh no I make giant fairy cakes because a muffin is a flat bread roll you have for breakfast.I made giant cranberry cupcakes today which I am in a slight huff about. I bought a silicone muffin tin yesterday, Antony Worrel Thompson if that is how you spell it. I hate…	2 votes 1460 views
	Orange & Lemon Flowers by The Fairy Queen Orange & Lemon FlowersFollowing a theme at the moment I think, influenced by the spring sunshine! I always look at what ingredients I already have at home when I have different ideas spinning around in my head and I decided on using lemons and clementines in the sponge. I wanted to play about with icing and ideas and after the…	2 votes 424 views
	Potato and Raisin Cupcakes! by The Fairy Queen Potato and Raisin Cupcakes!Yes you read right it does say Potato and Raisin Cupcakes. It sounded like such a weird combination that I had to try it and they surprised me in being really really good! I would say they reminded me of a scone but are light and fluffy like a cake. You do not get an over powering potato at all which is…	2 votes 414 views
	Chocolate Honeycomb and More by The Fairy Queen Chocolate Honeycomb and MoreI do not think I have posted any chocolate cupcakes on here yet? So how about these, Giant chocolate honeycomb cakes , chocolate butter mountain cupcakes and chocolate sandwich cupcakes! All of which are cup-less for design I guess and using a muffin size silicone tray. Turned of pretty well and I always…	2 votes 687 views
	White Choc Chip Cupcakes by The Fairy Queen I simply love white chocolate, think it is not to every body's taste though. These cupcakes were not a disaster but not exactly as I imagined! I used the vanilla cupcake recipe with 3 oz of white chocolate chunks (type for cooking) and used large muffin size cups. The chunks seemed to have settled and were gooey, not entirely sure why…	2 votes 304 views
	The Non Cupcake Bake! by The Fairy Queen The Non Cupcake Bake!I made cookies today and thought I would share them with you though yes are not cupcakes! I made Smartie Cookies, you could use M&M or similar of course. They were a quick bake and turned out really well. I must say you need to move really quick putting the Smarties on top so I suggest making in two batches of…	2 votes 395 views
	Say It With An Almond Cupcake by The Fairy Queen Say It With An Almond CupcakeI am looking at different flavoured cupcakes while using the basic recipe. I have tried almond flavour this time, reminiscent of marzipan and battenburg cakes. I simply added Almond to the cake mixture and icing. I also have used a different type of icing which is the sort used for fondants and gives a…	2 votes 349 views
	Coffee and Walnut Cupcakes by The Fairy Queen Coffee and Walnut CupcakesCoffee and Walnut Cupcakes....delicious! Inspired by looking at home baked cake/loafs in the farm shop I decided to have a go at a coffee flavour cupcake. Coffee and walnuts are a perfect combination in my opinion. I did ponder with the idea of a coffee chocolate combo but I will save that for another time. I…	2 votes 450 views
	Chocolate Almond Cupcakes With a Taste Of Summer by The Fairy Queen Chocolate Almond Cupcakes With a Taste Of SummerI wanted to try something different but I was told I had to make chocolate hehe. Well I wanted to do something that was different so added a wee bit of almond essence to the sponge and some summer fruits to some as was thinking 'summer tea'. Using chocolate butter icing, I did not use…	2 votes 606 views
	Cookie or Cupcake? by The Fairy Queen Cookie or Cupcake?Okay this is really a cookie in a cupcake case. It is a very simple recipe with a little bit easy piping and very yummy results. Few ingredients and quick too. Here is the recipe:It is this easy! pre-heat oven to 160 c gas 3 and prepare 12 cupcake cases into a tin. Cream butter and sugar together add vanilla and mix…	2 votes 349 views