Vanilla Cupcakes

This basic Vanilla cupcake recipe is a favourite of mine, because they are SO easy to whip up - just melt the butter and mix everything together.... and of course they taste SO good, too!

Madeleine and I make these often. They are great to make with her, because there is no mixer required, so the she can help measure everything out, and mix it all together as well.

This recipe makes 12 cupcakes.

You will need;

1 3/4 cups SR Flour

2/3 cup caster sugar

125g butter, melted and cooled

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees and line a muffin tray with paper cases.

Combine the flour and the caster sugar together in a large bowl.

Whisk butter, eggs, milk and vanilla extract in a jug.

Now, your wet ingredients to your dry ones and stir gently until they are combined.

Divide the mix between your paper cases and bake for 15 - 20 mins or until your cakes are cooked through.

Then transfer your cakes to a wire rack to cool.

When they are cold, decorate!

When we are making these ourselves at home, we usually just spread with some icing, but for a party, why not pipe some icing on the top to make these look extra special! With all the different pretty cupcake cases and toppers that you can buy these days, you can match these to the theme of your party.

You can also use this recipe to make mini cupcakes if you like. Just use a mini muffin tray lined with mini muffin cases. Your cakes will take about 10 minutes to cook.