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Easter Basket Cupcakes[]
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Ingredients[]
- 150g self-raising flour
- 150g softened butter
- 150g golden caster sugar
- 3 medium eggs
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 3tbsp milk, room temperature
For the buttercream[]
- 200g unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 400g icing sugar
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 3tbsp milk
- Green food color
For the toppers[]
- Assortment of chocolate eggs
- 250g ready to roll white fondant
Directions[]
For the cake[]
- Preheat the oven to 160°C/375°F/Gas Mark 3 and line your baking tray.
- Add all the ingredients into a large bowl and beat until smooth. Don’t overbeat or the cakes will be greasy.
- Fill the cases with an ice cream scoop of mixture and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool in the tins for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack.
For the topping[]
- Take 20g of fondant and cut it in half. Roll 2 long thin sausage shapes and then wrap them around each other to get a rope effect. Bend into an arch shape and stick a cocktail stick in the bottom of each end about half way. Repeat until you have 12 handles, leaving them to air-dry overnight. Do not put in an airtight container.
For the buttercream[]
- Add all the ingredients into a large bowl and beat until smooth, about 8 minutes with an electric hand whisk.
Easter Egg Cupcakes[]
Ingredients[]
For the cupcakes[]
- 115g (4oz) Stork tub
- 115g (4oz) caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 115g (4oz) self-raising flour, sieved with 1 tablespoon cocoa and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
For the icing[]
- 85g (3oz) Stork tub
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
- 225g (8 oz) icing sugar (less 1 tablespoon), sieved
- 100g mini chocolate eggs, to decorate
- 1 heaped tablespoon cocoa
Directions[]
- Preheat your oven to 190 ˚C.
- Put all the cake ingredients into a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon for 2-3 minutes until gooey and well combined.
- Spoon the mixture into 18 - 20 paper cases or 12 - 14 muffin cases.
- Place them on the second from top shelf of your pre-heated oven and bake for 15 - 20 minutes.
- Take your cakes out and leave them to cool on a wire rack.
For the icing[]
- Beat all your icing ingredients together in a mixing bowl until smooth
- Spread or pipe the mixture over each cake to form a little nest, and pop a few chocolate eggs inside!