I'm a rubbish cook, but I've got to make some fairy cakes and haven't got a clue!!   I've borrowed a bun tin which makes 12 cakes so I'm looking for a recipe for that quantity.

Can anyone help please............

225g/8ozs soft tub margarine
225g/8ozs caster sugar
4 eggs
225g/8ozs self raising flour

topping if you want one
175g/butter softened
350g/12oz icing sugar

pre heat oven at 180 C/350 F/gas mark 4
put 24 paper backing cases in a bun tray or put 24 double backing cases on a tray

Put margarine, sugar,eggs and flour in a large bowl and use a electric hand mixer beat to gether untill smooth, spoon into paper cases
Bake the cupcakes in a pre heated oven for 15-20 mins. when firm to touch remove onto a wire tray.
leave to cool.

topping
put the butter into a bowl beat untill fluffy
beat in the iceing sugar untll smooth and creamy.
when cakes are cold spread icing over top of cakes then decorate to your choice.

There are load of recipes for cup cakes/fairy cakes
you can make christmas ones, halloween,  chocolate, coffee, currant, lemon,  even wedding cupcakes

You can buy ready made icing in different colours at Asda, Tesco.
Hope this helps

Denese