Mother's Day Cupcakes
18 March 2019
Children love helping to whip up these easy fairy cakes using store cupboard ingredients. Make a vanilla version for Mother's Day or a lemon version for Easter.
Category
Dessert
Serves
12
Preperation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
18 mins
Ingredients
For the fairy cakes:
For the vanilla buttercream icing:
Instructions
1Preheat the oven to fan-assisted 160C / 180C / gas 4 and line a muffin tin with paper cases
2Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until pale and fluffy
3Quickly beat in the in eggs and vanilla and then fold in the flour and salt
4Divide the mixture evenly between the paper cases and bake in the hot oven for about 18 minutes until golden and a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean
5Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before icing
6In a large bowl, beat the butter, vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon milk and half the icing sugar until smooth
7To make the icing, slowly beat in the remaining icing sugar, adding in the rest of the milk if necessary until you have the right consistency for the icing
8Decorate the cupcakes with the icing and choice of toppings and serve.