Cooking Small Cakes

[50newbowler]

Hi
Please can anyone tell me a fail prove recipe for Fairy Cakes,and also maybe answer why my small cakes do NOT RISE.
When I make SPONGE CAKE ,that goes very well,and does indeed rise,but the small cakes just stay flat!! and I do so want to make butterfly type small cakes. All the flour etc. is new,and eggs etc. are at room temperature.
I do-not open the oven while cooking(glass door helps)

Thankyou

[diddlydo]

Do you pre-heat the oven to the required temp? Maybe it's not hot enough when the cakes go in.

[Tilly2]

For goodness sake. :-)