Easy cupcake / fairy cake / bun recipe

rsta

Can anyone share a really easy cupcake recipe?

Thanks!

allandanyways

i know the measurements are in imperial, but it's the easiest way to remember them:

5oz self-raising flour
5oz caster sugar
5oz butter
4 eggs
2 tsps vanilla extract
1tsp baking powder

(this recipe makes approx 18 cupcakes/muffins)

1. Preheat oven to 180 deg. (fan oven, adjust according to your oven type)
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (preferably with an electric mixer)
3. Add eggs, one by one, beating after each addition and adding vanilla extract with the last one (still with the mixer)
4. Sieve in flour and baking powder and fold in with a large spoon until well combined
5. Spoon into tins and cook for 17-22mins
6. Cool before decorating with buttercream icing

Hope that's of some use to you!

rsta

Great thanks!

tscul32

perfect simple recipe for 8 buns (perfect for 2 each in our house)

50g self raising flour
50g caster sugar
50g butter(softened)
1 egg

Put all in a bowl and beat with a hand held mixer until blended

Into bun cases and bake at 180 for 18- 20 mins.

rsta

Sound thanks, I'll try that recipe next

pikachucheeks

I've also been looking for a recipe, so thanks to everyone who gave theirs

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make / get pretty coloured icing for the top of the cupcakes?

Acoshla

If you make a simple buttercream or glace icing you can use some liquid food colouring (Tesco, Dunnes, etc, 85c or something) to colour them, for example if you buy the red one you can do all shades of pink from that.


You can buy proper colourings too but the ones I mentioned are fine to get started.

smallgarden

also if you add cocoa it will give you different shadeds of brown if you dont want to usefood colouring

Acoshla

Actually yeah if you mix a small amount of melted milk chocolate into the buttercream it looks lovely and firms up really well.