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Cupcakes! Basically a dolled up muffin, these fabulous little fairy cakes can be as pretty and eccentric as you like, making them special treats for birthday parties or try more simple cakes just for the fun of home baking on a Sunday afternoon. Decorate them with coloured icing, add hundreds and thousands, place bright red raspberries on top...have fun and send us your photos!
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Cupcakes

  • RED VELVET CUPCAKES
  • Makes 12
  • 375ml flour
  • 250ml icing sugar
  • 5ml bicarbonate of soda
  • 45ml cocoa powder
  • 80ml oil
  • 250ml buttermilk
  • 30m red food colouring
  • 15ml vinegar
  • 10ml vanilla essence
  • ICING
  • 80g butter
  • 125g cream cheese
  • 500ml sifted icing sugar
  • 5ml vanilla essence
5/5 (18 Votes)

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Take yourself to the beach with these moist Piña colada cupcakes

  • Cupcakes
  • 1 & 2/3 cups plain flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 castor sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup crushed pineapple
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Icing
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3 cups icing sugar
  • 3/4 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5/5 (1 Votes)

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Easy and timeless, these cute little cupcakes will make your day oh-so better!

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons red food colouring
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4.7/5 (82 Votes)

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Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease a muffin tray with cupcake cases

  • 60g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 140g caster sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 115g plain flour, sifted twice
  • 30g unsweetened cocoa
  • ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 80ml sour cream
  • 4 tbsp strong espresso, cooled
  • For the chocolate frosting
  • 60g unsalted butter, at room temperature.
  • 30g unsweetened cocoa powder.
  • 1/3 tsp salt.
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract.
  • 250g icing sugar.
  • 2 tbsp whole milk.
  • 2 tbsp double cream.
  • For the gingerbread
  • 450g plain flour, plus extra to dust.
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda.
  • 2 tsp ground ginger.
  • 1½ tsp ground cinnamon.
  • 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg.
  • ¼ tsp salt .
  • 115g unsalted butter, at room temperature.
  • 100g granulated sugar.
  • 160ml unsulphured molasses or black treacle.
  • 1 large egg.
  • Zest of ½ lemon, finely grated.
  • White icing pen.
  • For the decoration
  • Cocoa powder (for the 'soil').
  • Ready-made small white fondant flowers
4.6/5 (96 Votes)

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An easy-to-follow vanilla cupcakes recipe featured on “Sex and the City”

  • 100g sugar
  • 100g flour
  • 100g butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
4.5/5 (59 Votes)

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Try these little beauties out nest time you are entertaining guests!

  • Cupcakes
  • 60g unsalted butter
  • 150g sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 20g cocoa powder
  • 40ml red food colouring
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 120ml buttermilk
  • 150g plain flour
  • 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp white vinegar
  • 1 x 12 hole cupcake tray, with cupcake cases
  • For the cream cheese frosting:
  • 300g icing sugar, sifted
  • 50g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 125g cream cheese, cold
4.4/5 (42 Votes)

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Indulgent coffee cupcakes with espresso buttercream

  • 75 gr butter
  • 300 gr plain flour
  • 100 gr cocoa powder
  • 200 gr caster sugar
  • 120 ml coffee (if you don’t have espresso you can just use instant coffee)
  • 150 ml buttermilk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate soda
  • For the espresso buttercream
  • 100 gr dark chocolate
  • 150 gr butter (softened)
  • 175 gr icing sugar
  • 75 gr cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp coffee powder (espresso or instant)
4.4/5 (24 Votes)

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Bake a batch of ordinary cupcakes and cool for 1 hour

  • Batch of 12 cupcakes, buttercream
4.7/5 (28 Votes)

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Smooth vanilla cupcakes, moist and delicious with a rich buttercream icing

  • 125 grams of butter
  • 125 grams of caster sugar
  • 125 grams of flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla sugar or 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • Buttercream icing:
  • 200 grams of soft butter
  • 450 grams of icing sugar
  • Food colouring
4.3/5 (23 Votes)

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Really easy to make cupcakes that'll delight everyone around!

  • 30g self-raising flour
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • 90g soft sugar
  • 80ml vegetable oil
  • 80ml buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp red food colouring
  • 1 egg
  • Frosting:
  • 60g unsalted butter
  • 150g soft cheese
  • 250g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tbsp red food colouring
  • 12 small cupcake cases
  • 3 piping bags
  • Star-shaped nozzle (for pipping bags)
4.1/5 (216 Votes)

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