Chocolate Fairy Cakes A Recipe By Mary Berry Food

CHOCOLATE FAIRY CAKES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 12-hole bun tin with paper cases. Put the sugar and butter in a bowl and beat together until light and fluffy. Gradually mix in the eggs and vanilla until combined.
• Add the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder to the bowl and mix to make a smooth batter. Fold the milk through to loosen. Divide the mixture between the cases using a spoon. Bake for 20 mins, or until a cocktail stick poked into the centre of one of the cakes in the middle row comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for 5-10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely
• While the cakes are cooling, make the icing. Beat together the butter, icing sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl for 5-10 mins, until you have a smooth, creamy consistency. Add the milk to loosen if needed. Pipe or spread on top of the cooled cupcakes.

MARY BERRY'S FAIRY CAKES: CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cream together eggs, sugar, and butter.
• Add flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Beat until well combined, about 3 minutes.
• Line mini cupcake pan with 24 paper liners. Fill each liner halfway with batter.
• Bake 8-10 minutes until tops are slightly cracked and spring back to touch.
• Cool completely before icing.
• Beat butter until creamy.
• Add powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and milk. Mix on low until well combined. About 3 minutes.
• Spoon into icing bag and frost cupcakes.

MARY'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Lightly butter two loose-bottomed 20cm/8in sandwich tins and line the bases with baking paper.
• Put the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder and cocoa in a large bowl and beat for 2 minutes, or until just blended. (An electric mixer is best for this, but you can also beat by hand using a wooden spoon.)
• Divide the mixture evenly between the tins. Level the surface using a spatula or the back of a spoon.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes. The tops of the cakes should spring back when pressed lightly with a finger. Leave the cakes to cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Run a small palette knife around the edge of the tins, then carefully turn the cakes out onto a wire rack. Peel off the paper and leave to cool completely.
• Choose the cake with the best top, then put the other cake top-down onto a serving plate. Spread with the jam and whipped cream, put the other cake on top (top upwards) and sprinkle with caster sugar to serve.

CHOCOLATE FAIRY CAKES - A RECIPE BY MARY BERRY

Steps:

• Line two 12-hole muffin tines with paper cases. Sift the cocoa powder into a bowl, pour in the boiling water, and mix into a thick paste. Add the remaining cake ingredients and mix with an electric hand whisk (or beat well with a wooden spoon).
• Divide the mixture equally among the 24 paper cases. Bake in a preheated oven at 200˚C for about 10 minutes until well risen and springy to the touch. Cook in the cases on a wire rack.
• Make the icing. Melt the butter, then pour it into a bowl. Sift in the cocoa powder and stir to mix. Stir in the milk and then sift in the icing sugar a little at a time to make a glossy, spreadable icing. Spread the icing over the cakes and leave to set before serving.