Recipes Cupcakes & Muffin Recipes Cupcakes Giant Cupcake Back to Cupcakes Giant Cupcake Total Time 1h 20m Prep Time 20m Bake Time 1h 0m Serves 10 Skill Level Easy Dietary Needs NF/Veg Nut free Vegetarian 0 Reviews No ratings yet Save Save this recipe Share Why settle for small cupcakes when you could bake a giant super-sized one! Really simple to make, this giant cupcake is the perfect showstopper to impress your friends and family. Method Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F, gas mark 3). Cream the butter and sugar and gradually mix in the eggs. 340g Unsalted Butter (Softened) 340g Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar (we like Billington's) 6 Free Range Large Eggs Sieve in the flour and baking powder and mix well. 340g Self-Raising White Flour 2 tsp Baking Powder Place in the oven and bake for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. To make the buttercream, mix in the required amount of colour to the butter. Gradually add icing sugar and mix together. Pipe onto the cooled cake and decorate with sprinkles and a ribbon. 150g Unsalted Butter (Softened) 500g Icing Sugar (we like Silver Spoon) A Handful Sprinkle Decorations Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Baby Shower Birthday Child Friendly Easter Engagement & wedding Father's Day Kids Birthday Mother's Day Nut free Quick and Easy Valentine's Day Vegetarian Reviews Unfortunately there are no reviews for this recipe yet! Leave Your Thoughts Unfortunately reviews are not permitted to non-registered users. Please Log in to leave your review or ask us a question. Ingredients Metric For the Cupcake 340g Unsalted Butter (Softened) 340g Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar (we like Billington's) This is the highest quality caster sugar available and is a great natural alternative to refined caster sugar. It has a warm golden colour from its unrefined nature and is fine grained with a subtle buttery taste, making it perfect for deliciously light sponges, shortbread and macaroons. 340g Self-Raising White Flour 2 tsp Baking Powder 6 Free Range Large Eggs For the Buttercream 150g Unsalted Butter (Softened) 500g Icing Sugar (we like Silver Spoon) ½ tsp Pink Food Colouring For the Decoration A Handful Sprinkle Decorations Utensils Giant Cupcake Mould/Baking Tin Piping Bag Large Star Nozzle Recipe Alternatives Sport Relief Red Velvet Cupcakes Sport Relief Red Velvet Cupcakes Total 1h 3m Serves 12 Skill Easy Diet Rating 4 star rating Strawberry & Prosecco Cupcakes Strawberry & Prosecco Cupcakes Total 45m Serves 2 Skill Easy Diet Rating 5 star rating Mini Strawberry Frangipanes Mini Strawberry Frangipanes Total 35m Serves 24 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet
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