Birthday cupcakes
About the bake
Why not surprise someone special on their birthday by following this simple birthday cupcakes recipe.
Method
Step 1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, gas 4). Line a cup cake tin with 12 paper cupcake cases
Step 2
Place the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs a little at a time until smooth, adding a little flour if the mixture curdles.
Step 3
Stir in the flour, baking powder, lemon zest and vanilla extract until smooth. Place heaped dessertspoon full in each cupcake case and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and just firm to the touch.
Step 4
Leave in the tins for 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool.
Step 5
For the buttercream, beat together the butter, icing sugar, vanilla extract and food colouring and then pipe on to the cupcake. Top with a special birthday candle.
Ingredients
- 150gButter (unsalted) (at room temperature)
- 150gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 3Egg(s) (free range)
- 150gAllinson's Self Raising Flour
- 0.5 tspBaking powder
- 1Lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
- 0.5 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
For the icing
- 250gSilver Spoon Icing sugar
- 80gButter (unsalted) (softened)
- 1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- Pink food colouring gel
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