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Cupcakes
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Cooling: Half an hour to an hour Decorating: 15 minutes
- Easy
- Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1tsp baking powder
- 175g butter
- 175g sugar
- 200g self- raising flour (10g less if adding cocoa)
- Little bit of milk
- 2 eggs
- 1tsp vanilla essence
Buttercream Icing
- 1tsp baking powder
- 175g butter
- 175g sugar
- 200g self- raising flour (10g less if adding cocoa)
- Little bit of milk
- 2 eggs
- 1tsp vanilla essence
- 2tsp strawberry flavouring
- 70g softened butter
- 1tsp red edible food colouring
- Small white decorating balls
- 100g icing sugar
Method
- STEP 1Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- STEP 2Add the milk and vanilla essence.
- STEP 3Crack the eggs in a jug and mix them. Slowly pour them in to the mixture and mix while adding them.
- STEP 4Sieve in the flour and baking powder in, then mix until light and fluffy.
- STEP 5Spoon the finished mixture into cupcake cases and cook at 180 degrees or gas mark 6 or 7 for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown and bounce back up when you press lightly on them. Leave to cool.
- STEP 6Mix together the icing sugar, butter, colouring and strawberry essence until thoroughly mixed. Get a piping bag and swirl on until you think there is enough. Add the small balls.