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Recipes and Decorating
Vanilla Cupcakes
Ingredients
225g of good quality butter
225g of caster sugar
4 medium eggs
225g of self raising flour
½ tbsp of natural vanilla extract
1. Separate the cake cases on to your work top.
2. Put the caster sugar, chopped up butter and vanilla into a food processor. Then add
the sieved flour.
3. Mix together for about 1 minute until all the ingredients are combined. A hand held
whisk can also be used to do this.
4. Then add the eggs one at a time and slowly mix until soft and creamy.
5. Pipe or spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases.
6. Cook the cupcakes for approximately 6 to 8 minutes or until they feel spongy and
firm.
7. Repeat the process until all the mixture is used.
Alternative Flavours
Chocolate cupcakes: Use the Vanilla cupcake recipe but instead use 195g of flour and
30g of good quality cocoa powder.
Coffee cupcakes: Use the Vanilla cupcake recipe and add 1 tablespoon of instant coffee
dissolved in 1 tablespoon of warm milk.
Marbled cupcakes: Make equal amounts of vanilla and chocolate mixture and fill the
piping bag with both. Squeeze into the cases in a circular motion to create swirls.
Lemon cupcakes: Substitute vanilla extract with lemon extract or alternatively the zest of
1 lemon
12
(makes about 24)
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