Elderflower cordial is so yummy! To celebrate the summer’s Elderflower Harvest I’m sharing with you a couple of Elderflower recipes developed by celebrity cook Sophie Conran for Belvoir Fruit Farms.
Here’s the recipe for Elderflower fairy cakes with a caramel topping.
If you like elderflower flavour you could also try making your own elderflower syrup to use in bakes.
Sophie Conran’s Elderflower Fairy Cakes for Belvoir
“These fairy cakes are basically quite a simple sponge mixture”, says Sophie. “As fairy cakes use the same ingredients as any sponge cake, most cake recipes can be used to make fairy cakes. You can try adding other things to the mixture, like spices, raisins, cocoa powder, broken up pieces of chocolate, mashed banana or even grated carrot to make mini carrots cakes.”
Ingredients
Makes 8 – 10 Fairy Cakes
100g butter, softened
100g sugar
2 eggs
100g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Method
Preheat the oven to 200C/ 180C for a fan oven
It is so simple to make these fairy cakes:
- Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and use a wooden spoon to beat together until pale, light and fluffy.
- Beat the eggs in a jug then gradually add to the butter mixture, beating well between additions.
- Sift over the flour and baking powder then gently fold in along with the vanilla extract. (If all that mixing by hand looks a bit too much like hard work simply put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix with a hand-held blender although you may need to do this bit if you have very young children)
- Line a cupcake tin with paper cake cases and half fill each case with the cake mixture.
- Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until the cakes have risen and look golden. Cool on a rack then decorate.
Decorating your fairy cakes
“Frosting and decorations are defining characteristics of a fairy cake. There are different ways of icing your fairy cakes but I like to ice them with either simple sugar icing, or butter icing better still try this delicious elderflower caramel icing which is also great on ice cream or pancakes”, says Sophie.
For the caramel
100g caster sugar
25g unsalted butter
25ml Belvoir elderflower cordial
100ml double cream
Heat the sugar, butter and a tablespoon of water in a small pan on a medium/high heat. Stir a little until it starts to brown. Stir in the double cream and allow to bubble for another 5 minutes or until all the sugar has dissolved and you have a smooth sauce. Lastly, add the cordial and stir through. Keep warm until needed.
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I’ve never tried elderflower cordial but these cupcakes looks very yummy. Thanks for sharing!
Sound and look delicious, I might like to try the cordial too!
I’ve never used elderflower, these recipes look great, will keep a look out for the cordial! x
I love their elderflower cordial. I might have a go at making these with my daughter.
These look simply amazing! Thank you for linking up to The Creative Exchange!
Oh that picture…I could eat the cake straight from there.
Thank you for linking up with #FridayFoodie
I’ve never tried Elderflower Cordial before or considered using it in cakes but they do look delicious.
These cakes look delicious! I’ve not tried Elderflower but I will give it a go #recipeoftheweek x
I love elderflower! These look delicious x #recipeoftheweek
They look so yummy and the elder flower sounds perfect for the warmer day we are getting at the moment.
I love elderflower cordial, and in fact have a bottle at the moment, I have pinned this recipe, I am definitely making these 🙂 #Pintorials
Saw my first flowering elderflower of the year today. Love it. Make cordial every year. Love the idea of adding it to food. Only ever mixed it with Spring water or on top of ice cream. Must have a go at this one.
Ooooh I have such a thing for elderflower, these sound and look beautiful. Have pinned for future reference. #recipeoftheweek
i love Elderflower cordial! love to try them out! #pintorials
These cupcakes look delicious! I have never heard of elderberry but would not mind trying it. Thanks for linking up at the Ultimate Linky party.
You had me at caramel! This sounds delicious!
Those look so delish! I am craving now!
Thanks for linking up at the Tasty Tuesday linkup. I have pinned
They are something a little different and I think we might try them this weekend on our baking day -thank you