VANILLA CUP CAKE

VANILLA CUP CAKES

Preparation time 35 mins

Serves 10 -12 cup cakes

INGREDIENTS (for the cup cakes):

BUTTER ½ CUP (Soften at room temperature)

Self raising flour 1 AND ¼ cup

Milk 2 TBL SP
Sugar 1 cup
Salt ¼ TSP
Eggs 2
Baking powder 1AND ¼ TSP
Vanilla essence 1 TSP 

For icing and garnishing: 
Fresh cream (full fat) 250 ml
Powdered sugar 2 tbl spn
Vanilla essence 1 tsp
Wafer daises
Sugar strands

METHOD

STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 180 c.

STEP 2: Sift the self-rising flour and salt together in a bowl. In another bowl, beat the unsalted butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Mix in the vanilla extract.

STEP 3: Gently beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Now add milk to it. Beat until just combined; do not over mix.

STEP 4: Take a cup cake pan grease it with butter. Fill the prepared cupcake liners with batter 3/4 full, and bake in the preheated oven for 15-17 mins or until golden-brown on top.(take a toothpick insert it in the center, if it comes out clean your cup cakes are ready). Set aside to cool for 10 minutes, and then remove from the cup cake pan.

                              

STEP 5: To make the icing;

Beat the cream in a chilled bowl with an electric mixer set on Low until the cream begins to thicken. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla essence. Increase the mixer speed to High, and beat until the icing forms soft peaks, about 5-7 minutes. Your icing is ready. Now spread them using a icing tube, bags. Garnish it with sugar strands and wafer daises.