Cupcakes

I love cupcakes, I think they're so cute!

How can you not love them?

So I had a go at baking my own! I baked 41 cakes in total, but I only decorated a few!

They tasted so good, I thought I'd share the recipe with you!!

Cakes -

100g Self-Raising Flour, sieved

100g Butter or Margarine

100g Caster Sugar

2 Medium Sized Eggs

A Pinch of Salt

Topping -

75g Unsalted Butter

175g Icing Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla Essence

Milk

Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes

Oven: 190Degrees C, 375Degrees F, Gas Mark 5

Cakes -

*Place your cake-cases in tins before starting

*Cream the butter/marg and sugar until light and fluffy (use a fork)

*Gradually beat in the eggs, adding a tablespoon of flour with the last amount

*Fold in the rest of the flour and salt

*Divide the mixture between the cake-cases and bake

Topping -

*Soften the butter in a bowl by whisking it slightly

*Slowly add in the Icing sugar and Vanilla essence

---If the mixture is too hard, add a few drops of milk

---If the mixture is too soft, add more icing sugar

*Pipe onto the cake and decorate with silver balls, sprinkles, shapes... whatever you like!

I hope you like these cakes as much as I do!

Abi x