Cooking 4 Fun: Party Cupcakes

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Ingredients

Cakes

125g softened butter

125g caster sugar

2 medium eggs (at room temperature)

125g self-raising flour

2 tablespoons milk

• 12 hole bun tray lined with paper-cases

• Buttercream Topping
• 175g softened butter (or low fat margarine)
• 350g icing sugar
• 3 tablespoons boiling water
• few drops of vanilla extract
• Strawberrry food colouring (optional)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 190 C / Gas 5.
2. Beat together the butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in a separate bowl the eggs. Add a little of the eggs to the butter mixture and beat. Add flour and milk slowly and beat the mixture until smooth.
3. Divide the mixture between the paper cases and bake in the oven for 12 - 15 minutes until golden brown and firm to the touch. (Another method to ensure they are properly cooked is to insert a cocktail stick into a cake - if it comes out clean - it's cooked).
4. Remove the cakes from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
5. To prepare buttercream: Beat the butter or margarine in a bowl to soften it. Add the icing sugar, boiling water and vanilla. Beat until the icing is very smooth. Ice each cooled cake using a piping bag. Decorate with cake decorations of choice.

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/8693/party-cupcakes.aspx

Enjoy!