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Happy Face Cupcakes
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Happy Face Cupcakes

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

These Happy Face Cupcakes are perfect for a children's birthday party!

Preparation Time 20 minutes
Baking Time 25 minutes
Portions 12
Skill Level Easy
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Happy Face Cupcakes Ingredients

200 grams Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
2 tsp Baking Powder
200 grams Butter softened
4 Free Range Eggs Free Range Eggs
200 grams Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's) Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
3 tbsp Milk Milk
50 grams Almonds Ground
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
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Additional Ingredients

For the decoration:

450 grams Sugar Paste White
24 Sweets Green
Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown) Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown)
Food Colouring Black powder
12 Sweets Blue
liquorice red strips, cut into 12 pieces
 

This recipe uses

  • Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
  • Free Range Eggs
  • Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
  • Milk
  • Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown)

How to make Happy Face Cupcakes

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  1. For the cupcakes: heat the oven to 180°C,350°F, gas 4. Place paper cases in a 12 hole muffin tin. method tip
  2. Put all the cake ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until smooth. Alternatively beat well with a wooden spoon.
  3. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and risen. Leave in the tins for 5 minutes and then place on a wire rack to cool. method tip
  4. For the decoration: roll out the sugarpaste on a surface dusted with icing sugar. Cut out 12 rounds, slighly smaller than the cakes. Dampen the sugarpaste rounds and attach to the cakes. method tip
  5. Attach the green sweets for the \'eyes\'. Brush on a little icing sugar and black food coluirng as in the photo.
  6. Attach the blue sweets in the centre of the cakes. Add red liquorice strips to form a smiley \'mouth\' on each cake.
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