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Keep the kids busy with this quick and easy Queen Cakes recipe.

odlums queen cakes for kids

Queen Cakes, Fairy Cakes or Buns

CategoryBaking with Kids

Cook Time15 mins

What you need:

  • 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine (half a block)
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 tablespoons Cold Water

To decorate

  • Glacé Icing or Chocolate Spread
  • Hundreds and Thousands
  • Glacé Cherries
  • Sweets

How to:

  1. Ensure oven is fully preheated to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.
  2. Next, put bun paper cases into bun tins.
  3. Put the flour, sugar, butter/margarine, eggs and water into a bowl. Beat all the ingredients together with an electric mixer or wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth.
  4. Put heaped teaspoons of the mixture into each bun case.
  5. Place in the oven on the top shelf and bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
  6. Cool on a wire tray. When cold, decorate as liked with your favourite toppings.

https://www.odlums.ie/recipes/queen-cakes-fairy-cakes-or-bun

 

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Odlums: Keep the kids busy with this quick and easy Queen Cakes recipe. Decorating them is the really fun part!

odlums queen cakes for kids

Queen Cakes, Fairy Cakes or Buns

CategoryBaking with Kids

Cook Time15 mins

What you need:

  • 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine (half a block)
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 tablespoons Cold Water

To decorate

  • Glacé Icing or Chocolate Spread
  • Hundreds and Thousands
  • Glacé Cherries
  • Sweets

How to:

  1. Ensure oven is fully preheated to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.
  2. Next, put bun paper cases into bun tins.
  3. Put the flour, sugar, butter/margarine, eggs and water into a bowl. Beat all the ingredients together with an electric mixer or wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth.
  4. Put heaped teaspoons of the mixture into each bun case.
  5. Place in the oven on the top shelf and bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
  6. Cool on a wire tray. When cold, decorate as liked with your favourite toppings.

https://www.odlums.ie/recipes/queen-cakes-fairy-cakes-or-bun

 

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Odlums: Keep the kids busy with this quick and easy Queen Cakes recipe. Decorating them is the really fun part!

odlums queen cakes for kids

Queen Cakes, Fairy Cakes or Buns

CategoryBaking with Kids

Cook Time15 mins

What you need:

  • 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine (half a block)
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 tablespoons Cold Water

To decorate

  • Glacé Icing or Chocolate Spread
  • Hundreds and Thousands
  • Glacé Cherries
  • Sweets

How to:

  1. Ensure oven is fully preheated to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.
  2. Next, put bun paper cases into bun tins.
  3. Put the flour, sugar, butter/margarine, eggs and water into a bowl. Beat all the ingredients together with an electric mixer or wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth.
  4. Put heaped teaspoons of the mixture into each bun case.
  5. Place in the oven on the top shelf and bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
  6. Cool on a wire tray. When cold, decorate as liked with your favourite toppings.

https://www.odlums.ie/recipes/queen-cakes-fairy-cakes-or-bun

 

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Odlums Blueberry Muffins

blueberry muffins

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Ingredients

275g/10oz Odlums Cream Flour

2 teaspoons Baking Powder

Pinch of Salt

125g/4oz Caster Sugar

75g/3oz Butter (melted)

2 Eggs (beaten)

300ml/½ pint Milk

125g/4oz Blueberries

2 tablespoons Shamrock Brown Sugar (optional)

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Grease or line muffin tins with paper cases.
  2. Sieve flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir in the caster sugar.
  3. In a separate bowl beat the melted butter, eggs and milk together until frothy,   add to the dry ingredients.
  4. Gently mix all together with a fork until evenly combined, then, stir in the blueberries.
  5. Divide the mixture between the muffin tins. Sprinkle the brown sugar on top of each muffin, if used and bake for about 20 minutes.
  6. Allow muffins to cool in the tins then transfer to a wire tray to cool completely before serving.

Blueberry Muffins

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Odlums Cinnamon Blueberry Muffins.

Blueberry muffins

Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 150g/5oz Butter (melted & cooled)
  • 150g/5oz Shamrock Light Brown Sugar
  • 150ml/¼pt. Milk
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Teaspoon Odlums Baking Powder
  • Pinch of Cinnamon
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 175g/6oz Blueberries

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Put liners into muffin pan.
  2. Place the melted butter, sugar, milk and egg into a bowl and beat well until combined.
  3. In a separate bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
  4. Add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until ‘just’ combined. Gently fold in the blueberries.
  5. Divide the mixture evenly between the 12 muffin cases. Bake in a central position in the oven for about 25 minutes. They are baked when risen and golden brown and springs back when gently touched with fingertip.

Cinnamon Blueberry Muffins