Ingredients
- 115g/4oz butter
- 115g/4oz caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 115g/4oz self-raising flour
For The Topping
- Hundreds & thousands, chocolate sprinkles, glace cherries, sugar flowers, jelly gems or whatever you wish
- 200g/7oz icing sugar
- 2 tbsp warm water
- few drops of food colouring (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190C/375F/Gas Mark 5
- Cream together butter & caster sugar in large bowl until pale & fluffy
- Beat in eggs gradually
- Fold in flour with a spoon
- Spoon mixture into paper cases on a bun tray
- Bake for 20 minutes then leave to cool
Topping
- Sift icing sugar into bowl
- Stir just enough water to mix to a smooth paste - thick enough to coat the back of the spoon
- Stir in food colouring if desired
- Spread icing over cakes
- Decorate as desired