This cupcake recipe is so simple, and delicious – try cutting off the tops when they are done and put in a spoonful of strawberry jam and some Cream Cheese topping or whipped cream…..
To make your cupcake recipe, you’ll need the following:
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup self raising flour
- 2/3 cup castor sugar
- 125g butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2/3 cup milk.
Firstly, make sure the butter is definitely softened – otherwise the mixture ends up lumpy.
Put all ingredients into a mixing bowl. Beat on low speed until combined, then on medium speed until batter is smooth.
Line cupcake tray with paper liners. Oven to 160 deg C. Put spoonfuls of mixture into patty pans to about 3/4 full. Bake about 15-20 mins until golden.
Once cooled, gently make an insertion from the side of the cupcake toward the middle (in the shape of a smiley face) – spoon some jam into the slot.
Make up some frosting – see my recipe here
And generously cover the cakes with frosting.
Cream Cheese Topping
All good cakes deserve a cream cheese topping – so yummy!
This is a really simple cream cheese topping to make for cakes – a creamy alternative to icing. Fluffy and creamy – delicious. You can add whatever flavour you want, here’s the basic recipe.
- 100g softened butter
- 100g cream cheese (softened)
- 2 cups icing sugar
- Vanilla essence to taste.
Once the butter and cream cheese is nice and smooth (taste it, should be creamy) gradually add the icing sugar. Don’t add it all at once or you will spend the rest of the day cleaning up the kitchen. Add about a tablespoon of vanilla essence to taste. Add a little milk if the mixture is too firm.
The end consistency should be about that of thick whipped cream – ice your cakes.
Banana Cake
For something a bit different, you can add cocoa powder (sifted); or purée some fresh or frozen berries; zest of lemon or orange; anything that takes your fancy.