About the bake
You don't need to make a reservation for a Tale As Old As Time afternoon tea when you can create your own homemade version, starting with these adorable Belle Cupcakes. Sweet vanilla cupcakes topped with a yellow buttercream reminiscent of Belle's beautiful ballgown from our favourite tale and of course the infamous red rose.
Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, gas 4). Line a cupcake tin with 12 paper cupcake cases.
Step 2:
Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Step 3:
Gradually add in the eggs, baking powder, flour and vanilla extract and beat until fully combined.
Step 4:
Spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases filling each of them 2/3 full.
Step 5:
Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cupcakes are golden and springy to touch.
Step 6:
Whilst the cupcakes are baking make the buttercream by beating together the butter, icing sugar, food colouring and vanilla extract.
Step 7:
Fill a piping bag with the buttercream and pipe swirls on top of the cupcakes. To finish, create a rose from the red sugar paste icing.
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 150g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
- 150g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 3 Egg(s) (free range) (large)
- 150g Self-raising white flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
For the Buttercream
- 250g Silver Spoon Icing sugar
- 80g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
- 1 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- A few drops Yellow food colouring
- 250g Silver Spoon Icing sugar
For the Rose
- 100g Red sugar paste icing
Utensils
- Cupcake case
Recipe Reviews
They areally the nicest cupcakes I have made
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 150g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
- 150g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 3 Egg(s) (free range) (large)
- 150g Self-raising white flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
For the Buttercream
- 250g Silver Spoon Icing sugar
- 80g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
- 1 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- A few drops Yellow food colouring
- 250g Silver Spoon Icing sugar
For the Rose
- 100g Red sugar paste icing
Utensils
- Cupcake case