Name: Vanilla cupcakes with sparkly bling
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 300 gram butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 1 2/3 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 cup milk; 1 cup icing sugar; mixed coloured cachous, to serve

Vanilla cupcakes with sparkly bling

Here's a simple way to dress up a basic vanilla cupcake recipe: add metallic cachous in your kids' favourite colours.

Makes 30 Item

Prep

20M

Cook

25M

Total

45M

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Ingredients

300 gram butter, at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1/2 cup caster sugar

2 eggs, at room temperature

1 2/3 cup self-raising flour

1/2 cup milk

1 cup icing sugar

mixed coloured cachous, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line 30 holes of three 12-hole mini-muffin trays with paper cases. Using an electric mixer, beat 180g of butter, essence and caster sugar in a large bowl until pale and creamy.

2.Add eggs, one by one, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour and milk until just combined.

3.Spoon mixture into prepared holes. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centres comes out clean. Cool cakes in trays for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

4.Using an electric mixer, beat remaining butter in a small bowl until pale. Gradually add icing sugar; beat until light and creamy. Spread cooled cakes with icing. Sprinkle with cachous. Serve.

You can omit the cachous if you’re serving these to small children – use 100s and 1000s or chocolate sprinkles instead.
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