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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.

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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

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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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HAVE YOU MADE THIS RECIPE ?

This fairy cupcakes tastes delicious with our 3 Ingredients Instant strawberry jam too.

Post a photo on my Facebook page, share it on Instagram, or save it to Pinterest with the tag #sandhyaskitchen. I would love to see your take on this easy peasy recipe.

FAIRY CUP CAKES RECIPE | QUEEN CAKES RECIPE

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30 MINUTES FAIRY CAKES RECIPE

4.15 from 21 votes
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6 Cupcakes
Calories: 228kcal
Author: Sandhya Hariharan
This  recipe for 30 Minutes Fairy cakes is really easy to bake with children.All you need is 1 bowl and whisk.

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.

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Notes

This measurements makes  6 large fairy cakes. 

Nutrition

Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 29.8g | Protein: 3.6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 208mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 17.1g | Vitamin D: 5µg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: cupcake, fairycakes, queen cakes
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    • Maira says

      5 stars
      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.

      Reply

  4. 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..

    Reply

  47. 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.

    Reply

  59. anubhavati says

    5 stars
    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

    Reply

  61. Sreelakshmy says

    5 stars
    Awesome recipe Sandy. Tried the eggless one with the yoghurt substitute you suggested. Tastes so yumm, within seconds they vanished. Thanks for posting.

    Reply

  62. Ruth says

    3 stars
    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.

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    • 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:)

      Reply

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