Cupcakes

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 125 g butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons water, approx
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• candy sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c.
• 2 cream butter, essence and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 sift flour and baking powder, fold into creamed mixture, stir in milk.
• 5 place 12 large paper patty cases in deep muffin tins.
• 6 spoon mixture evenly into paper cases.
• 7 bake for about 16 minutes or until cakes spring back when lightly touched.
• 8 transfer to wire rack to cool.
• 9 when cold decorate.
• 10 icing: sift icing sugar into a bowl. add butter and sufficient water to mix to a spreadable consistency; flavour with essence.
• 11 pour sprinkles into a bowl.
• 12 ice cakes and then dip in sprinkles.