Formulation
- 110g butter, softened
- 110g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 110g self-raising flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp milk, plus 2 tbsp if wished, to loosen the buttercream
- strawberry jam (elective)
- sprinkles (elective)
For the buttercream
- 300g icing sugar
- 150g butter, softened
- 2 tsp vanilla paste
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STEP 1
Warmth the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a cupcake tin with 10 cases. To produce the sponge, tip the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder and milk trusty into a large mixing bowl and beat with both a hand trail or electric mixer till silent, pale and blended. Divide the batter between the cases and bake for 15 mins till golden brown and a skewer inserted all the scheme through a cake comes out super. Depart on a wire rack to chill.
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STEP 2
Whereas the muffins are cooling, produce the buttercream by beating collectively the icing sugar, butter and vanilla till pale and fluffy. Mix within the extra milk if the icing feels too stiff.
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STEP 3
As soon as the muffins are cold, announce a nice looking knife to sever off the tops, then decrease the tops in half. Pipe or unfold the buttercream on top of the muffins, then gently push two semi-circular halves into the buttercream on every cake, doing this at an perspective to perceive love butterfly wings. It’s seemingly you’ll perhaps perhaps perhaps abet the cupcakes at this stage, or decorate them with a puny blob of jam within the centre and a scattering of sprinkles, within the occasion you love.