Name: Vanilla cupcakes
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/3 cup milk; 2 cup icing sugar; 25 gram butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 22 crystalised violets (optional)

Ingredients

125 gram butter

3/4 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/3 cup milk

2 cup icing sugar

25 gram butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

22 crystalised violets (optional)

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

2.Mix in vanilla and fold through sifted flour and baking powder. Gently mix in the milk.

3.Place spoonfuls of mixture into regular cupcake cases and bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden and firm to the touch. Allow to cool.

4.To make vanilla icing, mix together icing sugar, butter and vanilla until smooth. Ice cakes and decorate with crystalised violets.

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