Sorry I haven't updated in a while but there is a legitimate reason! I promise! Anyways here is a nice quick recipe for cup cakes, because they are so easy they are very versatile! Its all about how you decorate it. These are dead easy!
Vanilla Cup Cakes
150g Butter (Chopped and softened)
150g of Castor Sugar
175g of Cake Flour (Or self raising flour, if you dont have either just use plain flour with baking powder added)
3 eggs
Vanilla- you can use any of the following
-A vanilla pod: Run your knife down the side to slit the pod open then scrape out the seeds
-Vanilla sugar: sugar which has been stored with a pod inside
-Vanilla Essence
For the Frosting:
75g of butter softened
100g of icing sugar
2 tsb of hot water
Shaved Chocolate- Just run your knife down the edge of a chocolate bar to get chocolate curls/sprinkles
Pre-Heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius or 375 degrees fahrenheit. Then in a large mixing bowl add sieve the flour and sugar. Then blend in the chopped butter and eggs untill you have a nice smooth mixture. Then add the vanilla.
Line 12 cup cake trays with cup cake paper cups. Evenly divide the mixture between them, I find that 2 tablespoons each is fine but this may differ with the size of your cake trays.
Bake for 15-20 minitues until golden brown, you will know when they are cooked when you stick a tooth pick into the centre it should come out clean.
To make the frosting beat the butter and sugar together untill smooth and creamy if needed add the water. Wait for the cup cakes to cool completely before icing them or your beautiful icing will melt away!
See, dead easy!
Have fun!
