Brown Butter Fairy Cakes
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
12
Difficulty
Easy
Brown Butter Fairy Cakes are delicate sponge cakes made with browned butter, Greek yogurt and egg whites for a light crumb. This recipe combines all purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and vanilla extract to create charming individual cakes finished with a dusting of caster sugar and confectioners' sugar. Preparation takes 20 minutes with 25 minutes of baking time, making these treats suitable for anyone seeking an elegant homemade cake.
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Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 120 gunsalted butter
- 150 ggranulated sugar
- 3egg whites
- 100 gplain greek yogurt
- 6 gbaking powder
- 1 gsalt
- 1 mlvanilla extract
- 20 gcaster sugar
- 50 gconfectioners' sugar
- 150 mlunsalted milk
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a 12-cup fairy cake tin with parchment paper.
- 2
In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the butter turns golden brown and has a nutty aroma.
Tip: Be patient, as this step can take up to 10 minutes.
- 3
Remove the browned butter from the heat and let it cool slightly. Whisk in the granulated sugar until well combined.
- 4
In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg whites, plain Greek yogurt, baking powder, and salt.
- 5
Add the vanilla extract to the egg mixture and whisk until well combined.
- 6
Gradually pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- 7
Divide the batter evenly among the fairy cake cups.
- 8
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cakes are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 9
Allow the cakes to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 10
To make the glaze, whisk together the caster sugar, confectioners' sugar, and unsalted milk until smooth.
- 11
Drizzle the glaze over the cooled fairy cakes.
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