Carrot patch fairy cakes

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Start by making the strawberry ‘carrots’. Mix 1 tsp orange food colouring with the yogurt in a bowl. Dip in the strawberry quarters, keeping the green top exposed, then put on a tray lined with baking parchment. Freeze for 1 hr.

2. Step 2

   Keep the remaining yogurt and add a little more food colouring to get a darker shade of orange. Pour into a small piping bag. Once the strawberries have frozen, snip off a small cut in the piping bag and drizzle the strawberries with a thin zig-zag. Return to the freezer until you’re ready to ice the cakes.

3. Step 3

   Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a cupcake tray with 16 small cupcake cases and set aside. Whisk the vegetable oil, natural yogurt, egg, orange zest and a small pinch of salt together until well combined.

4. Step 4

   In a larger bowl, stir the sugar, flour and cinnamon together, then pour the wet ingredients into the dry and fold to combine. Stir in the carrot. Spoon a heaped tbsp of the mixture into each cupcake case and bake for 13-15 mins until springy, risen and golden. Remove from the tins to cool on a wire rack.

5. Step 5

   For the icing, whisk all the ingredients together until it's smooth and holds a small peak. You can transfer to a piping bag for a neater finish to the cupcakes. Keep in the fridge until you’re ready to decorate.

6. Step 6

   To assemble, pipe the top of each cupcake with about 2 tsp icing. Put a decorated strawberry carrot on top of the icing, then arrange a Maltesers Mini Bunny on top too. Best eaten on the day they’re made.