Boozy Butterflies
Cupcake butterflies with a creamy whisky icing
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Makes 12 cakes
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plus 25 mins cooking time
- Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4 and line some cupcake tins with cases. Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl until pale and fluffy.
- Add the eggs gradually mixing well inbetween additions.
- Fold in the flour along with the essence & spice (and milk is necessary) and then spoon into the cases filling to the top.
- Place in the middle of pre-heated oven and bake for 20-25 mins until golden and springy to touch. Leave these in the tin for 5 mins and then transfer to a cooling rack until cold.
- While cakes are baking, cream the butter with the icing sugar and then gradually add the whisky to taste.
- Cut a circular hole in the top of each cake. Cut the piece of removed cake into two. Fill the holes with 2 tsb of icing and then place the cake pieces back on top like butterfly wings. Dust with Icing sugar if desired.
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http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/6804/
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/6804/
Difficulty and servings
Makes 12 cakes
Preparation and cooking times
plus 25 mins cooking time
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