Name: Spiral cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: Butter cream; 200 gram butter, softened; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cup (480g) icing sugar; 1/3 cup (80ml) milk; 2 1/2 cup (375g) self-raising flour; 250 gram butter, softened; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cup (275g) caster sugar; 5 eggs; 1/2 cup (125ml) milk; 160 gram packet mini mandm's, to decorate; 180 gram packet smarties, to decorate

Spiral cupcakes

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Makes 22 Item

Prep

45M

Cook

20M

Total

1H 5M

Ingredients

Butter cream

200 gram butter, softened

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cup (480g) icing sugar

1/3 cup (80ml) milk

2 1/2 cup (375g) self-raising flour

250 gram butter, softened

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/4 cup (275g) caster sugar

5 eggs

1/2 cup (125ml) milk

160 gram packet mini mandm’s, to decorate

180 gram packet smarties, to decorate

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan-forced). Line two 12-hole (1/3 cup/80ml) muffin pans with paper cases.

2.Sift flour into a medium bowl, add the butter, vanilla, sugar, eggs and milk; beat on low speed with an electric mixer until ingredients are just combined. Increase mixer speed to medium; beat for about 2 minutes or until mixture has changed to a paler colour.

3.Drop 1/4 cup of mixture into each paper case. Bake for about 20 minutes or until cakes are cooked when tested with a skewer. Stand in pans for 5 minutes before transferring, top-side up, onto wire racks to cool.

4.BUTTER CREAM: Beat the butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until it is as white as possible. Beat in the vanilla then sifted icing sugar and milk in two batches.

5.Spread the top of each cooled cupcake with the Butter Cream. Decorate by making spirals, starting from the centre of the cakes with the MandMs and then the Smarties of the same colour.

These cupcakes can be made up to a day ahead.
Note

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