Name: Vanilla Cupcakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 125g butter, chopped and at room temperature; 1 ½ cups self-raising flour; ¾ cup caster sugar; ¾ cup milk; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; Butter Cream, to decorate (see below)

Vanilla Cupcakes

Whip up a batch for afternoon tea or decorate for a special occasion.

Serves 12

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

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Create butterfly cakes with these cupcakes. Using a sharp knife cut a round from the top of each cake. Cut each round in half to form wings. Dollop ½ teaspoon of raspberry jam into each cake, top with a heaped teaspoon of whipped cream then position the wings into the cream. Dust with icing sugar to serve.

Ingredients

125g butter, chopped and at room temperature

1 ½ cups self-raising flour

¾ cup caster sugar

¾ cup milk

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Butter Cream, to decorate (see below)

Method

Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced). Line 12 holes of a standard size muffin pan (1/3 cup capacity) with paper cases.

Place all ingredients into a large bowl. Using electric beaters on low speed, beat until combined. Increase speed and beat for 2-3 min, until mixture if pale and creamy.

Spoon batter evenly between cases. Bake for 18-20 min or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 5 min before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely. Ice tops with Butter Cream and decorate as desired.

BUTTER CREAM
Cream together 125g softened butter, 1 cup icing sugar mixture and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat for 6-8 min or until light and fluffy.

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