Mariah Fairy Cakes

I had to have a quick bake off this morning just in time to take to work to keep my fellow Size? elfs spirits up for the Christmas eve shift. I went for a mint chocolate vibe as thats Sarahs favourite and she has been working so many days straight she's gonna need some serious sugar by 6pm.

Mariah Fairy Cakes

You will need:

8oz Butter

8oz Sugar

4 Eggs

8oz Self raising flour

2 large bags of Aero bubbles

Peppermint extract

For the Icing:

150g Butter

300g Icing sugar

50g Cocoa powder

Peppermint extract

Spare Aeros

Method:

These are just a basic sponge recipe with a twist, a minty kinda twist. Simply cream the butter and sugar together, crack the eggs in one by one making sure you are beating the mixture as you add each one. Sift the flour into the mix and you have yo self the basic sponge recipe which when you're a pro takes about 10 minutes whip up and thats without the help of electrical goods. Melt the bags of Aero bubbles but leave a few to decorate the top with and treat yourself as you decorate. Add the melted chocolate and teaspoon of peppermint extract and pop in the oven on 160oc for around 30 minutes. Once cooled you can ice these bad boys with the simple buttercream recipe...mix the butter, cocoa and Icing sugar together with a splash of peppermint extract and then you can pipe or if you are in a hurry like me whack it on with a spoon! 

Now I was feeling pretty festive this morning after my annual food delivery, I love christmas and I am very lucky that I have a family, warm home and I would even go as far to say a job as a few of the people I saw this morning would probably give up their left arm to work Christmas Eve in a warm shop rather than be sat out on the streets. When people say to me ''Oh thats shit you have to work Christmas'' I don't really think it is, I get to spend Christmas day with my family and Christmas eve and Boxing day at work with some of my best friends so its a win win situation. 

Anyway every Christmas and Easter I like to go out and deliver some food to homeless people, I think this time of the year people get so caught up with excessive present buying and getting as sloshed as possible on mulled wine that lots of people forget how lucky they are. So for the past couple of years I have spent a bit of Christmas Eve taking some little food packages and having a little chat with some homeless people around where I live after all I think christmas is about giving and also spending time with your family because at the end of the day thats all that counts. 

Unfortunately the bake off was after the delivery as it was a last minute thought for a pick me up for me little Size? elfs so on that note I hope everyone has a very merry christmas and enjoys all the festivities of this time of year, also it wouldn't be christmas without Mariah so get your apron on and sing your heart out...just don't film it and send it to someone..I have made that rooky mistake before and I'm still single now.