Baking Fairy Cakes

Tomorrow we have got a joint 2nd birthday party for all the "babies" in the ante- natal group we were and are a part of. We have all agreed on taking a few bits of food each to have a picnic lunch at the venue of choice, and I thought seeing as I usually get good feedback on my cakes, I would make fairy cakes...also a perfect opportunity for a fun activity for Alice and I to do together.

We started by measuring all the ingredients into bowls, as it is generally easier to do that with a toddler, I have found this out the hard way... After measuring the ingredients out we prepped the bun trays and Alice put the paper cases into each of the holes, she then took them all out and stacked them together again. This is a great game to keep her busy whilst I turned the oven on.

After I had managed to put the cases back into the tray, Alice poured all the dry ingredients into the big bowl and then stirred them together.

Concentration face

 Next we put the wet ingredients in, I started off the mixing and then Alice mixed round after to make sure it was done properly. She loves mixing, whilst she mixes she sings to her self 'Mix, mix, mix'.

Alice had a go at putting the cake mixture into the cases but couldn't work out how to do it, so I filled the cases whilst she carried on mixing.

Posing for the picture, all ready for the oven.

Whilst the cakes were in the oven, Alice thought the best thing for her to do was to hide. I have no idea where she has gone in this picture... *winks*

'Mummy I hiding, MUMMY!!'

Cakes just out of the oven

We waited for the cakes to cool down before icing them. I managed to find my favourite sweets, from when I was young, to decorate the cakes as well as pink glimmer sugar.

Alice helped to put the chocolate 'Jazzies' and the glimmer sugar on top after I had put the icing on. She loved helping to decorate and I was very impressed that she didn't try to eat anything whilst helping.

Alice taking the glitter sugar from me

 Alice wanted to show off the finished product, and judging by the face she is pulling, she was working hard with her self control.

Laura