Patty Cakes

Do you like those little cup cakes that sell at the stalls during your childhood days? I did. I had plenty of them during my childhood and school days. My maternal grandmother would make sure that we pack our snacks to school everyday during my school days. One of those favourite snacks was these little cup cakes! Ever since becoming a mum, I would like to take initiative to pack snacks for my son to bring to school every alternate day. Indeed, these little cup cakes are an ideal choice to pack to school.

As I was looking for cup cake or muffin recipes last weekend, I found this quick and easy patty cakes recipe from the Australia Women's Weekly Old-Fashioned Favourites book. Patty cakes are small cup cakes that served during those good old days. It is a quick and easy recipe to make a batch of cup cakes. Good selection for me to make some and store them in the airtight container for my son to bring to school or for a quick bite during tea time.


This patty cakes recipe uses basic ingredients which can be purchase easily, the method is extremely easy even for novice in baking. If you prefer something more mouth-watering, have the glace icing topping which comes with the recipe. Try this if you are looking for a quick and easy recipe to be prepare for the day! Enjoy!

This recipe makes 24 small patty cakes, but I made 8 large cups. I have omitted the glace icing topping, but it still tastes delicious!

Source:Recipe adapted and modified from The Australian Women's Weekly Old Fashioned Favourites

Ingredients:
125g Butter, softened
225g Self-raising flour
150g Caster Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
3 Eggs
60ml Milk (I used Fresh Milk)

I substitute Self-raising flour with:
220g Premium Plain Flour
1/2 tbsp Baking powder

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF-400ºF. Line a deep 12-hole party pan muffin pan with 8 paper cases. If you are using small paper case, line two deep 12-hole party pans or muffin pan with paper cases.
2. Sift flour with baking powder. Set aside. If you are using self-raising flour, you don't have to sieve the flour.
3. Combine butter, vanilla essence, sugar, eggs, flour and milk in a medium bowl; beat on low speed with electric mixer until ingredients are combined.
4. Increased speed to medium; beat about 3 minutes or until mixture is smooth and pale in colour.
5. Spoon batter to each paper cases, cover about 90% of the paper case. Bake at 400ºF about 30 mins (for large cakes), 20 mins (for small cakes) or until the top is slightly brown and the skewer runs clean after insertion.
6. Remove from oven and cool on the rack. Store in air-tight container and consume within 2 days.

This recipe comes with glace icing. Below is the recipe of the glaze icing if you prefer topping.

GLACE ICING:
240g icing sugar
1 tsp butter
2 tbsps Milk, approximately

Method:
Sift icing sugar into small heatproof bowl, stir in butter and enough milk to give a firm paste.
Set bowl over small saucepan of simmering water; stir until icing is spreadable. Top patty cakes with glace icing.

Note:
? You may also use hand spatula to mix the batter if you do not have electric mixer. Mix in one direction.
? Use premium butter and cake flour to have a better texture of the patty cakes.
? The baking time and oven's temperature may vary depending on your oven setting and the size of the paper case.