What follows is a Recipe for Fairy Cakes

2/3 cup of flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon hot water
Whipped cream (see recipe below)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Sift flour with baking powder and set aside. Place eggs and sugar in a bowl and whisk until thick. Fold in flour mixture with a metal spoon. Add melted butter and hot water. Blend thouroughly. Divide mixture into 1 1/2 inch muffin tins that have been well greased and floured. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes in a draft-free area. Remove cakes from pans and allow to cool completely in a draft-free area. Prepare whipped cream. (see recipe). With a sharp pointed knife, cut away risen area from top of cake and set aside. Fill hole with whipped cream. Cut cut-away section in half to form wings. Place "wings" on top of cream and you have fairy cakes. Makes 24 small cakes.

Whipped cream:

1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

While beating whipping cream, gradually add sugar and vanilla. Beat until still, being careful not to overbeat, thus forming butter. Use as filling for fairy cakes.

This recipe was taken from: http://www.kitchenlink.com/wwwboard/ARCHIVES/archive_18/messages/10468.html. There seems to be a simpler recipe at http://www.swv.ie/recipes/eng17.htm -- but remember that I didn't personally try either one.

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