Celebrate 60 years since the Coronation with Gluten-Free Coronation Cup Cakes!

Why not celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation with Gluten-free Coronation Cup Cakes?
I made gluten-free  cup cakes like these for last year's Jubilee celebrations, and I think they would make delicious Coronation Cup Cakes too. The problem with gluten-free cakes is that they are often rather dry. I've found that the answer is not to skimp on the milk you add. I know you don't normally add milk to a Victoria sponge mix, but it is essential with gluten-free flour.

Turn on your oven to Gas mark 5 or 190 degrees Celsius.

Here are my ingredients, for metric equivalents, see my conversion chart page above.

6oz caster sugar  

6oz margarine

3 eggs

6oz Doves Farm Gluten free and Wheat free White Self-Raising flour 

5 tbsp milk

Either mix together in a food processor, or cream the sugar and margarine until light and fluffy, beat in the eggs one by one and fold in the flour and milk.

Spoon into paper cases and bake on the middle oven shelf for 20 mins until golden brown.

When cool decorate with butter icing made from 2oz margarine or butter, and 3oz icing sugar, plus a few drops of vanilla essence. 

I got these decorations from Sainsbury's. I really wanted red, white and blue sugar strands, but they'd all gone, so I had to buy them separately. I particularly like the pearls contrasting with the red and blue. The resulting mix looks a bit like royal jewels!