Having an easy go to cupcake recipe will help you out at various different occasions throughout the year!
Cupcakes are usually one of the first recipes that novice bakers learn to make, whether that is as a child, or as an adult. Cupcakes are really easy to make from scratch, they require very few ingredients and are super simple to make.
How To Make (Easy) Cupcakes From Scratch
If you follow this method for making basic cupcakes you’ll have great results. This is an easy recipe to use to encourage children to get baking.
It’s a really easy list of ingredients to remember for this cupcake recipe:
- 125g caster sugar
- 125g butter, softened (or margarine)
- 125g self raising flour
- 2 large eggs (don’t know why there are 3 in the picture)
- 1tsp vanilla essence
The best way to get GREAT results are to mix the ingredients step by step;
- Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4
- Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla extract together in a bowl.
- Add the eggs and flour (sift the flour in).
- Beat everything together until the mixture is smooth. If you are using an electric whisk or stand mixer be careful not to over mix or the texture of the cupcakes will come out too dense.
- Use a tablespoon to half fill each case with the cupcake mixture. You may need to use a teaspoon or knife to help scrape all the mixture off.
- Bake in oven for 20 minutes.
- When the cupcakes are ready they will have risen and be a golden brown colour. If in doubt, check they are cooked though by inserting a metal skewer/cocktail stick and checking if it comes out dry.
And that’s how easy it is!
Just out of the oven- we need to let them cool before icing!!!
The children can hardly wait. All they need now is an expert finish.
We may have found some future British Bake Off contestants!!!
The children had lunch together on Wednesday: pizza , garlic bread, juice.
Wonder what was on the menu for dessert???