Fairy cakes

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 200C
2. 2
   Place 20 small baking cases onto two flat baking trays and put to one side for later
3. 3
   In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and margarine with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy
4. 4
   Crack the two eggs into a separate bowl and whisk together.
5. 5
   Slowly beat this into the sugar/margarine mixture a little at a time
6. 6
   Fold in the flour
7. 7
   Place a heaped teaspoon of mixture into every baking case
8. 8
   Bake in the oven for 15-20 mins then leave to cool
9. 9
   To make the icing, sieve the icing sugar into a bowl and slowly add the water a little at a time until it becomes a smooth paste
10. 10
    Once the cakes are cool put a little icing on the middle of each cake and sprinkle with sugar strands