Vanilla cupcakes
Decorate these easy vanilla cupcakes with buttercream and the topping of your choice. They're super-simple to make and taste divine – great as a teatime treat
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Prep:40 mins
Cook:20 mins
- Serves 12
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 287
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fat 16g
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saturates 10g
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carbs 34g
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sugars 27g
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fibre 0.4g
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protein 2g
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salt 0.44g
Ingredients
- 120g butter, softened
- 120g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 120g self-raising flour
- 140g butter, softened
- 275g icing sugar
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- A few drops of food colouring(optional)
Method
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl and mix into the butter mixture along with the vanilla extract.
Fold in the flour, adding a little milk until the mixture is of a dropping consistency. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases until they are three quarters full.
Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until golden-brown on top and a skewer inserted into one of the cakes comes out clean. Set aside to cool for 5-10 minutes. Then place on a wire rack.
For the buttercream icing, beat the butter until soft. Add half the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
Add the remaining icing sugar with 1 tbsp milk, adding more milk if necessary, until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Add food colouring (optional) and mix well.
Spoon the buttercream into a piping bag and add a nozzle of your choice. Pipe in a swirl motion and then enjoy!
