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

  • 1 Review

    5 star rating

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

  1. 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 Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
    • 6 Free Range Large Eggs

  2. Sieve in the flour and baking powder and mix well.

    • 340g Self-Raising White Flour
    • 2 tsp Baking Powder

  3. Place in the oven and bake for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.

  4. 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 Silver Spoon Icing Sugar
    • A Handful Sprinkle Decorations

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Reviews

  1. 5 star rating

    Very good recipe, very much would recommend this.

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Ingredients

For the Cupcake

  • 340g Unsalted Butter (Softened)
  • 340g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
  • 340g Self-Raising White Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 6 Free Range Large Eggs

For the Buttercream

  • 150g Unsalted Butter (Softened)
  • 500g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar
  • ½ tsp Pink Food Colouring

For the Decoration

  • A Handful Sprinkle Decorations

Utensils

  • Giant Cupcake Mould/Baking Tin
  • Piping Bag
  • Large Star Nozzle
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