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Cupcake recipe

• Sophie Godwin – Cookery writer

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Serves 12

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Bake these easy vanilla cupcakes in just 35 minutes. Perfect for birthdays, picnics or whenever you fancy a sweet treat, they're sure to be a crowd-pleaser

Freezable (Can be frozen without the icing )

Vegetarian

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We made this recipe with Silver Spoon icing sugar. Made in England from sugar beet grown in the East of England, Silver Spoon is a virtually zero waste product that works well in every bake. 

Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

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• 110g softened butter
• 110g golden caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 110g self-raising flour

For the buttercream

• 150g softened butter

• 300g Silver Spoon icing sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 3 tbsp milk

• food colouring paste

  of your choice (optional)

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Nutrition: Per cupcake

• kcal350
• fat19g
• saturates12g
• carbs41g
• sugars34g
• fibre0.4g
• protein3g
• salt0.6g

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Method

• step 1

  Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and fill a 12 cupcake tray with cases.

• step 2

  Using an electric whisk beat 110g softened butter and 110g golden caster sugar together until pale and fluffy then whisk in 2 large eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.

• step 3

  Add ½ tsp vanilla extract, 110g self-raising flour and a pinch of salt, whisk until just combined then spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases.

• step 4

  Bake for 15 mins until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle of each cake comes out clean. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack.

• step 5

  To make the buttercream, whisk 150g softened butter until super soft then add 300g icing sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.

• step 6

  Whisk together until smooth (start off slowly to avoid an icing sugar cloud) then beat in 3 tbsp milk.

• step 7

  If wanting to colour, stir in the food colouring now. Spoon or pipe onto the cooled cupcakes.

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