Fairy Cakes Recipe – Call it Vanilla Cupcakes OR Fairy Cup cakes or Queen Cakes, this recipe for 30 Minutes Fairy Cupcakes is foolproof, incredibly easy and kids friendly too.
All you need is a Bowl & a Whisk!
Serve them for breakfast along with our Red Velvet Pancakes.
Learn how to make these easy Fairy Cakes without Butter with video tutorial.
FAIRY CAKES WITH OIL RECIPE
I grew up in India enjoying our very own Bakery cupcakes from the local bakeries. Since relocating to UK 15 years back, I have missed these dainty delights. Vanilla cakes were available locally, but somehow they did not match in flavors.
I started baking with simple recipes from the book borrowed from the library. With time, I have made this recipe so many times and with lots of adjustments, until I found my perfectly easy Queen Cakes recipe without butter!
As much as You love this Fairy Cupcakes, you will also love this EGGLESS BLUEBERRY MUFFINS & ONE BOWL MANGO CAKE RECIPE with oil. Its Eggless & Butterless or this CARROT CAKE with Oil.
Check out my easy Garlic Knots recipe and dinner rolls recipe that you are sure to love.
WHY SHOULD YOU TRY IT?
Nothing can beat a freshly baked cupcake recipe
Kids friendly . This can be a great recipe to introduce your children to baking
All you need is a bowl & whisk! You don’t need a stand mixer or hand mixer.
Ready in flat 30 minutes.
Double or even Triple this recipe for birthday parties.
WATCH A QUICK VIDEO ON HOW TO MAKE EASY CUP CAKES RECIPE
INGREDIENTS YOU WILL NEED FOR SIMPLE FAIRY CAKES
All the ingredients for Fairy Cupcakes are measured in Cups, for kids friendly baking exercise too! Detailed ingredient measurements, instructions, and notes can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page. Here is a summary:
Plain Flour
Sugar
Eggs
Oil
Vanilla extract
Milk
Baking Powder
HOW TO MAKE FAIRY CUPCAKES STEP BY STEP
This recipe is simple and straightforward. First and foremost gather the ingredients.
Preheat the oven to 200 C. Arrange muffin liners in the tray.
Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
Add the wet ingredients one by one and whisk in between each addition.
Once the muffin batter / cake batter is ready, fill the muffin liners up to 3/4.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Check with skewer if they are ready.
Remove the fairy cakes from the oven. Allow them to cool down and serve warm.
If you love to decorate them, allow the cupcakes to cool completely. Pour the prepared icing on the top and serve.
HOW MANY FAIRY CAKES CAN I MAKE WITH THIS MEASUREMENTS?
This measurements yields 6 large cupcakes or you can make 8 small ones.
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FAIRY CUP CAKES RECIPE | QUEEN CAKES RECIPE
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup Plain Flour
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 4 Tbsp Sunflower Oil
- 4 Tsp Milk
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Tsp Baking Powder
Instructions
- Combine flour , sugar and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
- Add oil , milk , vanilla extract and eggs one after the other giving a good mix inbetween. Make sure all the ingredients get combined well. .
- Preheat the oven to 200 C . Line the muffin tray with muffin paper.Alternatively just grease the muffin tray. Fill the moulds upto 3/4th cup.
- Bake for 20 minutes roughly and check with a wooden skewer.
- Allow them to cool on a wire rack.
- Ice and decorate the basic fairy cake as desired.
Sharmilee! :) says
Looks so fluffy and soft…Luv the cake
Maira says
This is a very easy recipe and it needs few ingredients. It can be used by a child with the passion of baking. Thank you Sandhya for helping a future baker out there who has to use the available ingredients.
RAKS KITCHEN says
They look so pretty, and sounds good,nice clicks Sandhya!
Pavithra Srihari says
hahaha .. so cute of him 🙂 … loved the clicks and yes it is damn simple and I have got everything to make it .. uhuuu am already off to bake this one 🙂 …
Hema says
Nice clicks Sandhya.. I wanna pop one in my mouth now.. The method looks so simple.. I am yet to buy an oven.. This will be the first to be baked..
Sandhya Hariharan says
Yup Hema.. it is very simple .. and u dont need any spl gadgets too..
Sandhya Hariharan says
sooper cool pavithra.. Let me know how it turns out…
Sandhya Hariharan says
thanks Raks.. tat v quick indeed
Sandhya Hariharan says
Try em.. Sharmilee.. u wont b disappointed..!
Sandhya Hariharan says
@ Dr Sameena.. thank u .. for ur lovely comments..
Have a fab day!
Prathima Rao says
Interesting name n perfectly baked fluffy cakes…awesome!!
An Open Book says
Hahaha kids do say the darnedest things right 🙂
i love vanilla cakes so so much..
jais says
wow looks perfect
Rachana says
Those fairy cup cakes look so cute. Simple and delicious!
nivedita says
Wow, these cakes are really fairy cakes. Bookmarked.
Lovely clicks.
Shama Nagarajan says
cute boy…too tempting
aipi says
Oh..they look adorable..lovely name!!
US Masala
Sandhya Hariharan says
thanks aipi…
Sandhya Hariharan says
Try them Nivi and let me know…
ur kids will love them..
@ Shama.. thannk u.. he is quite cheeky tooo..
Raven says
Sandhya Hariharan -Nice post here! anyways, the cupcake looks very delicious.
Sandhya Hariharan says
@ Prathima Rao.. thanks gal 🙂
@ Open Book : These lil ones are soo much observant! and Love the way they stunn us.
Kairali sisters says
I love those bakery cup cakes Sandhya, def making them over the weekend,Thanx for sharing…
Sandhya Hariharan says
@ Jais…
thank u for dropping by!! and ur lovely comments
Sandhya Hariharan says
thank u soo much.. try em .. housemates will love it..
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Kairali sisters Sure.. sis's .. and lemme know.. eagerly waiting to hear ur sucess…
Home Cooked Oriya Food says
awesome one… Love the lil one's smart answers…
Satya says
wow those cup cakes looks so soft n tempting …love the name too
Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
what a lovely excuse for not bringing the pen and I am so amazed that a 2.5 yr. can talk this much. My boy was a late talker.
The cupcakes look amazing!!!
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal I was totally stunned.. too .
yday my lil one wakes up and says.. Message in Facebook… tat left me speechless
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Satya< bold> thanks satya.. try them.. and its damn simple
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Home Cooked Oriya Food
thank u ..
these tiny ones are really smart.. and beyond our imagination
Azee says
looks very simple & very yummy!!
Kamalika says
LOve the name ..so is the recipe….looks so simple and tasty….will try it…
Priya says
Cute looking cupcakes, feel like grabbing..
Satrupa says
Ur tiny tot is such a cute one ! Luv the cup cakes too … they look adorable.
Cheers n Happy Cooking,
Satrupa
http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Azee
yup indeed… Make them for urself…and u will know its simplicity
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Kamalika
it is kamalika.. simple n easy..
before u realise the muffins would b out.
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Priya
Shall send a box of them for u? with icing??
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Satrupa
Danke Satrupa..
Boys are better off when naughty and upto pranks.. dont like them quite..
Sanjeeta kk says
WoW!! May be one of the best looking cup cakes I have seen on the net!
Lovely texture, a real fairy cup cakes 🙂
Suja Sugathan says
Quick and simple..pop up into your mouth,kids will love this..lovely
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Sanjeeta kk
Tats a big big compliment… u have made my evening!!
I love the initiative on ur blog…
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Suja Sugathan
very much indeed suja..
try em for urself.. & u will write back…
Akila says
simply superb dear… book marked…
New Event: Dish Name Starts With B
http://akilaskitchen.blogspot.com
Regards,
Akila
Babli says
Cake looks soft, spongy, yummy and tempting. Wonderful presentation.
Sushma Mallya says
Thats a very lovely name for a cupcake, beautiful clicks again sandhya, it really looks yummy and spongy
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Sushma Mallya
Thanks ya…. Have a lovely weekend!
Radhika says
lol at Vedant's comment. It is so true that kids pic up our words and they turn it back on us.
Cup cakes in 30 minutes sounds awesome. Let me go back and drool at them.
Gulmohar says
wow..he is a smart fellow 🙂
fairy cup cakes look beautiful!
kothiyavunu.com says
Awesome cupcake sandy..looks fluffy and soft.
Jagruti જાગૃતિ says
those Plain fairy cakes looks delicious. I would love to have them with tea
Adelina says
they look like fairytale indeed! love those shots too!
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Gulmohar
v much indeed.. ur lil one too namitha!
Sandhya Hariharan says
@kothiyavunu.com
thankoo sangeee.. have a lovely weekend
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Adelina
thank you for such beautiful comments.. very simple dearie… and u get the fairy tale setting home too
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Radhika
very much .. just 30 min for thw whole thing!
these tiny tots are smart and use everythng back on us
have a great weekend
Rajee says
Wonderful and a simple recipe. Love the way the cupcakes look – fluffy and delish…
Pushpa says
The cup cakes look so soft and fluffy…delicious..
Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com
Sandhya Hariharan says
@Rajee & @Pushpa:
thanks u gals…
anubhavati says
Hi Sandhya,
First time on your blog and I loved it. I was drawn to the name Fairy Cupcakes…interesting name! Super easy and no gadgets…This has to be a breeze!
Shobha
My Culinary Saga says
Lovely Blog! your pics are loaded with freshness – brilliant really!
Sreelakshmy says
Awesome recipe Sandy. Tried the eggless one with the yoghurt substitute you suggested. Tastes so yumm, within seconds they vanished. Thanks for posting.
Sandhya Hariharan says
You are most welcome! This Fairy Cakes is simply one of the easiest recipes to bake with kids.Substituting with yogurt, makes it a wonderful eggless recipe.
Ruth says
These rose well, tasted fine and it was a very easy recipe but I wasn’t a fan of the texture. It just felt dry and muffin like compared with the ones I make with butter. Great recipe for kids as it’s so simple but if you are trying to impress with your party cakes, I’d steer clear of this.
Sandhya's Kitchen says
Thank you for your feedback and glad you loved the recipe!! This is a simple fairy cake recipe perfect for baking with kids. As the recipe states, it’s made with Oil. The frosting is a personal choice… We love to enjoy it as tea cake.
As you have mentioned, fairy cake with butter will have a different texture compared to the one without butter. J:)
mahi patel says
Your post is very cool, and this post about fairy cakes is easy, and it helps us very much. Thank you for sharing this amazing knowledge.
Sattur says
Thank you for this great recipe. This Fairy cake recipe was easy to make and delicious. I will definitely be making this again!
Peggy says
Can you use GF flour and vegan egg (Just Egg) for this recipe?
Sandhya's Kitchen says
I have not tried GF flour, so cannot comment on it. But if you are using GF Plain White flour with a suitable egg substitute – it may work. Please do let me know when you make it.