cupcakes
- 125g unsalted butter
- 1¾ cups (260g) self-raising (self-rising) flour
- ¾ cup (165g) caster (superfine) sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder (for extra puff)
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten (in a small bowl)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup (125ml) milk
- Preheat oven to 160°C (325°F). Line 12 x ½-cup-capacity (125ml) muffin tins with paper cupcake cases.
- Place the butter in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring with a spatula, until melted.
- Place the flour, sugar and baking powder in a big bowl and, using a whisk, mix to combine. Add the melted butter, the eggs, vanilla and milk and whisk until well combined and smooth.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared tins. Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Wearing oven gloves, carefully remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow to cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Move onto wire racks to cool completely, before spreading with your favourite icing. Makes 12
To make vanilla cupcake icing
Place ⅓ cup (80g) chopped and softened cream cheese and ½ cup (120g) fresh firm ricotta in a medium bowl. Using a whisk, mix them together until lovely and smooth (you can use a food processor for this step if you don’t have time to soften your cream cheese). Add 2 tablespoons maple syrup and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and whisk to combine. Keep in the fridge and spread over the cooled cakes when ready to serve. Ices 12 cupcakes
To make chocolate cupcake icing
Add 1½ tablespoons sifted raw cacao or cocoa powder and an extra 2 teaspoons maple syrup to the vanilla icing (see recipe, above) and whisk to combine. Ices 12 cupcakes
Photography: William Meppem
Audrey Lester
I have made these so many times and i never get sick of them. They are so yummy
Bonita Ledwidge
I made these for my grandson with orgran egg replacer .they taste yum .I had to put in a little bit more mixture to raise it a bit higher. Worked welll
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