Quick Mother's Day Vanilla Cupcakes recipe | Mitre 10 Easy As for Kids DIY

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Mother’s Day Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe
Cupcake ingredients:
• 225g of unsalted softened butter
• ⅔ of a cup of sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• ½ a cup of milk
• 1 and a ½ cups of standard flour
• 1 and a ½ teaspoons of baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 12 cupcake cases


Icing ingredients:
• 225g of unsalted softened butter
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 4 cups of icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons of milk
• 2-3 drops of red food colouring
• Piping bag with attachments
• Sprinkles

Cupcake steps:
• Preheat oven to 175°C
• Line muffin trays with 12 cupcake cases and set them aside.
• Using a medium size bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a separate larger bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract.
• Alternate adding milk and the dry ingredients to wet ingredients, beat on low speed until fully combined.
• Fold mixture and spoon into the cupcake cases (be careful not to over fill).
• Bake for 18-20 minutes. To check they a cooked, push a toothpick into the centre of the cupcake - it should come out clean.
• Let the cupcakes cool down for 30 minutes.
• Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack or board to finish cooling.

Icing and decoration steps:
• In a large bowl, beat the butter using an electric mixer. Add the vanilla extract and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add icing sugar gradually, on low speed. Add milk and food colouring and continue to mix until light and fluffy - add extra icing sugar if necessary.
• Fold mixture and cover the bowl with a damp cloth until you are ready to use the icing.
• Secure a piping tip onto a piping bag and fill with icing.
• Pipe on the icing in a circular motion until the cupcakes are fully covered (use a firm pressure for a • consistent flow).
• Top the cupcakes with sprinkles and store in an airtight container.