Heidi’s Fortnightly Fun Baking Challenge – Princess Cupcakes by Beth

My younger sister, Beth, age seven and I made ‘Princess Cupcakes’ this afternoon. She also wanted to enter Heidi’s baking challenge and I suggested she make cupcakes using a recipe from her beautiful book: ‘Cupcakes for Princesses’ which she got for Christmas last year. I’m entering on her behalf as I am going to make my own cupcakes tomorrow!

Vanilla Topped Cupcakes

Makes 12 large or 24 small cupcakes

For the cupcakes

100g butter, softened

100g castor sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

100g self raising flour, sifted

1 tbsp rice milk

For the topping

175g butter, softened

1 tsp vanilla extract

280g icing sugar

Pink food colouring, optional

Pink glitter or rainbow sugar crystals to decorate, optional

Turn on the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Put 12/24 paper cupcake cases in a muffin tin or put 12/24 double-layer paper cases on a baking tray.

Put the butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and beat together until light and fluffy. 

Gradually beat in the eggs.  

Sift in the flour and, using a metal spoon, fold into the mixture with the milk. 

Spoon the mixture into paper cases.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch.  Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes in the tin, then move to a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the icing, put the butter and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl and beat until pale and soft.

Gradually sift the icing sugar, beating well after each addition.

Spoon the icing into a piping bag and squeeze swirls onto the top of each cupcake.

Finish with some sprinkles of glitter!

There you are! Beautiful cupcakes fit for a princess!

Please hop over to Heidi’s blog and see if you can take part in her Fortnightly Baking Fun Challenge – Cupcakes!

Blessings,

Kelly-Anne