Easter Chick Fairy Cakes

Ingredients for the cakes

• 
  110g (4oz) butter or margarine
• 110g (4oz) caster sugar
• 2 medium size eggs
• 110g (4oz) self-raising flour - sieved
• 2–3 drops Dr. Oetker Natural Vanilla Extract
• Dr. Oetker Baking Cases

For the Icing

• 1½ x 325g tubs Dr. Oetker Vanilla EasyIce

Or

• 130g (4½oz) unsalted butter
• 250g (9oz) icing sugar
• a few drops of Dr. Oetker Natural Vanilla Extract
• milk or warm water

To decorate

• Dr. Oetker Jelly Diamonds
• Dr. Oetker Silver Balls

Method

1. Pre-heat oven to 180ºC/350ºF/Gas Mark 4. Place the Baking Cases into a bun tray.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Gradually beat in the eggs and Natural Vanilla Extract, if the mixture starts to curdle, add a little flour.
4. Fold in the remaining flour with a metal spoon.
5. Place spoonfuls of the mixture into the baking cases and bake for 15 - 20 minutes until well risen and firm to the touch.
6. Remove from oven and leave to cool on a cooling rack.
7. Take a sharp knife and cut a slice off the top of each cake.
8. Cut each slice in half and set aside.
9. Use a small star nozzle and the Vanilla EasyIce to pipe rosettes on the top of each cake.
10. Pipe a larger rosette on one side to resemble the chick’s ‘head’. Push two halves of cake into the EasyIce to resemble wings.
11. Cut the Jelly Diamonds into half and place on the ‘head’ to resemble the chick’s ‘plume’ and place another half to resemble the ‘beak’.
12. Finish with two Silver Balls for ‘eyes’.
13. Alternatively, to make your own butter icing, place the butter in a bowl and beat until soft.  Gradually sift and beat in the icing sugar.
14. Mix in the Natural Vanilla Extract and enough milk / water to make the icing fluffy and spreadable and use as above.

Makes: 12