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Vanilla Cupcake Recipe

Follow this quick and easy vanilla cupcake recipe for a scrumptious, tasty treat.

 Prep: 15 mins.     Cooking: 15 mins.

This Vanilla Cupcake Recipe serves 12 people. To change the number of people, use the drop down list here 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

• 100g butter or margarine
• 100g caster sugar
• 100g self-raising flour, sifted
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence (optional)
• 75g butter
• 175g icing sugar

• Make the vanilla cupcakes
  • Preheat the oven to 180C and place 12 paper cases into a muffin tin.
  • Using an electric whisk, food processor or wooden spoon, beat the butter and sugar until very light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating each one in well before adding the next. Add the vanilla essence.
  • Carefully fold in the flour (and baking powder if using).
  • Alternatively, you can mix the ingredients together using a food processor. Use the pulse button to mix together in between adding the ingredients in the order above.
  • Bake in the oven for 10 - 20 minutes. After 10 minutes, check to see if the vanilla cupcakes are ready by inserting a cocktail stick into one of the cupcakes. If it comes out dry then the cupcakes are done. If not, then back in the oven for a few minutes more. Don't overcook the cupcakes otherwise they will dry out. Lift the vanilla cupcakes out of the muffin tin and leave to cool on a wire rack.
• Make the vanilla butter icing
  • Using an electric whisk, food processor or wooden spoon, beat the butter until very soft.
  • Gradually add the icing sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence and beat into the butter until you have a smooth paste. When the cakes are cool, drizzle some vanilla icing mixture over the top. These cupcakes are best eaten on the day they are made.

This page is showing the whole Vanilla Cupcake Recipe, but you can view the Vanilla Cupcake Ingredients or view how to make Vanilla Cupcakes pages individually.