Cupcakes Preparation

This is a very basic cupcake recipe to make with children. The ingredients could be changed in order to different-flavoured cakes and all sorts of icings and decorations could be added so every cake is a masterpiece!

Preparation

10 minutes

Cook

 

18 to 20 minutes

Best for

Kids 1-4 years

Kids 4-10 years

Family

Makes

 

12 cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

• 110g butter, softened
• 110g caster sugar
• 110g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 medium eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• METHOD

  
  
  
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/ 350F / Gas 4. Line a muffin tin with paper cases.
  2. the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until pale and fluffy.paper cases.
  3. Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until pale and fluffy.
  4. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the bowl.
  5. Beat the eggs and vanilla and add to the 
  6. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the bowl.
  7. Beat the eggs and vanilla and add to the bowl. Beat until just combined.
  8. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases.
  9. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until risen, golden
  10. bowl. Beat until just combined.
  11. nd firm to the touch.
  12. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire
  13.  rack to cool completely.

  
  

  Fillings and Flavour Suggestions

  You can add a filling to the cupcake by cutting a cone from the middle of each cake with a serrated knife. Fill the hole with jam, lemon curd or one of these fabulous fillings:

  Raspberry and Chocolate Cupcakes

  Fill each cake with 1 tsp seedless raspberry jam and ice with chocolate buttercream.

  Lemon Cupcakes

  Fill each with 1 tsp lemon curd. Ice with lemon buttercream.

  Caramel Cupcakes

  Fill each with 1 tsp dulche de leche, ice with a single quantity of vanilla buttercream and top with sliced banana