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Strawberry & Vanilla Cupcakes

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Try these delicious tasty Strawberry & Vanilla Cupcakes. Great for a mid afternoon snack or as an after dinner treat!

120 grams	Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
140 grams	Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
40 grams	Butter Unsalted, softened
	Salt Pinch
120 ml	JUST MILK Whole
1.50 tsp	Baking Powder
1	Silver Spoon Create Vanilla Paste sachet
1	Free Range Eggs (Happy Eggs) large

Frosting

1 sachet	Strawberry Flavour Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Cakecraft) Strawberry Flavour
15 ml	Water Warm
100 grams	Butter Unsalted, softened

Decoration

Strawberry Flavour Buttons (Silver Spoon Create)

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Preheat the oven to 190°C, Gas 5, and line a 12 bun muffin tin with muffin cases.
Using a hand held electric whisk or freestanding mixer mix the butter, sugar, flour, baking powder and salt on a low speed until it is the texture of breadcrumbs
Put the eggs in a jug and whisk by hand. Add the milk and vanilla and mix together
Pour ¾ of the milk mixture into the dry ingredients & mix on low speed, then mix on a medium speed until smooth & thick
Spoon the mixture into the paper cases until ½ full.
Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until risen and springy to the touch.
Leave to cool slightly and then place on a wire rack
To make the frosting mix the icing sugar and water by hand to form a paste, then add the butter, mixing slowly, then increase the speed to high and whisk until soft & fluffy
Top the cooled cupcakes with frosting using a palette knife.
Sprinkle each cupcake with strawberry buttons. You can melt these buttons according to the instructions on the pack, then drizzle over the frosted cakes