One thing I love about them though is not only are they easy, but you can also adapt the recipe to change the flavours. So if you fancy coconut fairy cakes or even chocolate fairy cakes, just a simple tweak to the recipe and you have them!

I think the lesson of the day here is that I haven’t been giving Lucy Cousins enough credit. While you may not be immediately familiar with her name, you’ve probably run into Cousins’ most famous creation, Maisy, at some point in your travels. Maisy is a mouse. Maisy is cute. Maisy is beloved by the 0-4 set. You haven’t lived until you’ve worked a reference desk where desperate two-year-olds come up to you like knee high zombies demanding, in their too high voices, you entire section of Maisy-related literature. Now because Maisy is so cute and non-threatening I was not initially impressed when I first heard about Yummy. Ms. Cousins wants to try her hand at fairy tales? Fine. It’ll probably be something along the lines of that Mary Engelbreit Nursery Tales collection. An early child introduction to fairy tales but without any of the original violent aspects. A watered down version, I’m sure. Well slap me upside the head and call me Charlie because I could not have been more wrong. Yummy is, if anything, the veritable antithesis to Engelbreit. With a good-natured, downright jovial tone of voice, Lucy Cousins takes old-fashioned stories and makes them as gruesome and funny as she is able. Let fairies in your yard or garden! All you have to do is Make a Fairy Door (link unavailable). 22. Tasty Fairy Soup for Kids This is the perfect introduction to fairy tales for Skyler. Short, funny, bright, with just enough head-chopping to keep youngsters engaged. I have read several of the tales to Skyler more than once and I can read several at a time. It is easy to read and I am amazed that Cousins was able to simplify the stories so much while keeping all the essential parts (and adding a dose of humor). Scoop the pink frosting into ONE SIDE of a piping bag with a round icing tip attached. Fill the other side of the piping bag with the blue frosting. I feel like the quality of plot was just okay. There was a distinct beginning, middle and end but nothing exciting happened. I think the story could have used more details or something to capture attention better.

It’s not long after school starts that the lunchbox woes begin. A fairy sandwich is the perfect treat to change things up in a little way, mark a special occasion, or just plan for a fun lunch! Both my kids love the surprise of finding one in their boxes. Now that I've gotten that out of the way, I can tell you why I love this book so much. I am so tired of seeing fairy tales made politically correct, or softened to protect our innocent children. Let the wolf eat the pigs, I say! We don't need any of this nonsense about them running away and hiding. This book does things right. The stories are not softened at all: the wolf swallows Little Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother and then the huntsman chops him open and gets them out. The love affair started with the first time I went to a carnival and now my child has also decided she, too, is in love with candy floss or fairy floss. I felt it was fitting that I had to bring my two loves together. Start with your favorite vanilla cupcakes. I always break out my recipe for Lazy Girl Cupcakes because it’s no-fail and consistent. Bake the cupcakes per the directions in the recipe and allow them cool completely before decorating.

Also the stories and illustrations were perfect and simple. This really is the fairy tale book to be reading to a young child. It's easy to tell what's going on, and the pictures are so expressive. Simply substitute out 25g of flour for cocoa powder or coconut to change the flavour of these cakes, it really is that simple! Heat the oven to 180°C (gas mark 4). Line a 12-hole cupcake tin with paper cases. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl. Add the soft butter, sugar, vanilla essence and eggs, and beat with an electric beater on a low speed for 2 minutes, or until combined. Stir in the milk. Step 2 The first big difference between a fairy cake and a cupcake is the size. You will notice the difference between them if you put them side by side, I would say a cupcake is usually double the size. Bright and bold, Lucy Cousins (of Maisy fame) retells eight of her favorite fairy tales, and not the Disneyfied versions, either. Heads are chopped, children are gobbled, and Turkey Lurkey most definitely gets eaten. Delicious shivers! I can't even recall how I first heard fairy tales as a child, but these are so simple and true to the story that I almost found myself whispering along. There are no extra words, but the pacing and the cumulative plots are perfect. So is the extra-large format.

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