Cupcakes ahoy

Posted by Sarah Adie on August 2, 2011 · 3 Comments 

Ah, the humble cupcake, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways. So tasty, so versatile, so very darned cute. The world would be a much worse place if the cupcake didn’t exist (imagine the horror!), so here’s an absolutely fabulous recipe for vanilla surprise cupcakes to keep your supplies well stocked. It’s easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy and you’ll find yourself making it time and time again, so what are you waiting for? Get yourself in that kitchen and bake, bake, bake!

Ingredients:

Caster sugar

Butter

Two eggs

Self-raising flour

Milk

Vanilla extract

Chocolate spread

For the icing:

Soft cheese

Icing sugar

Vanilla extract

Cake bakery:

• Cream together 110g of caster sugar and 110g of butter (softened and at room temperature)
• Add the eggs gradually and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Stir in 110g of self-raising flour
• Add 2 tablespoons of milk, until the mixture reaches a dropping consistency
• Dollop it into 12 muffin cases and cook at 180C for 13-15 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean
• For the surprise, take a knife and hollow out a bit from the middle of the cakes and fill with chocolate spread.

Ice, ice, baby:

• Mix 100g of butter with 300g of soft cheese
• Add 100g of icing sugar
• Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Pipe it over your cupcakes, add some chocolate sprinkles and bask in your ultimate domestic goddess-ness.

Here are some snaps to make you extremely hungry:

 

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