My favourite kind of cake has to be cupcakes. They are very easy to make & taste delicious. I was taught how to make cupcakes by my Gran when i was younger & I've always enjoyed baking them.
So, my first recipe is for a batch of simple, plain vanilla cupcakes.
Ingredients:
- 115g Butter
- 115g self raising flour
- 115g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
You will also need:
- Wooden spoon &/or electric whisk
- paper cases
- bun tin
Let's get baking:
Firstly grab your paper cases & line them in your bun tray & pre-heat your oven at Gas Mark 5
- Put butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and beat together with whisk or wooden spoon until a fluffy & pale mixture is formed.
- Add the eggs one at a time & beat.
- Once the eggs have been mixed in, add the flour, baking powder & vanilla extract & mix until everything has blended together and a pale mixture has formed.
- Divide the mixture evenly between the cases. I like to use either a teaspoon or a small sized ice cream scoop to do this.
- Put the bun tray into the oven and bake the cake mixture for about 15-20 minutes or until cakes are a light golden colour.
- To double check that cakes are ready, prod them with a knife & if the knife is clean when pulled out of the cake then its ready :)
This recipe can also be used as a basis for a birthday cake or a Victoria sponge.
