spiced farmhouse fairy cakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 3/4 cup superfine sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch ginger
• 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 pinch cardamom (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lay out about 18 cupcake (muffin) papers on a baking sheet or place them in a muffin pan.
• in a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and margarine until light and fluffy. beat in the eggs one at a time using an electric mixer, or the whole thing may be mixed in a blender. add cinnamon and ginger to the batter and mix well. stir in the flour until well blended. spoon a generous tablespoon of the batter into each paper, and level it out.
• bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops spring back when lightly pressed. dust with confectioners' sugar and cardamom when cooled.