For those of you haven't got a present yet, why not bake some gorgeous cupcakes. Cupcakes are great for adults, but are also fun for kids to get involved with. Lots of shops are now stocking many different things to decorate cakes with, so even for the nervous cook, there's a solution. I'm going to give you a really simple vanilla recipe. It's controversially in ounces because I think that it's easier to remember that way. The following amount will make approximately 12 cupcakes or a cake that can be cooked in a 7" cake tin. This is just a good family recipe that's easy to put together and even easier to eat! The reason that its an easy to remember recipe is that its is always half the amount of eggs to all the other ingredients So if you want a large cake use 6 eggs and 12 ounces of everything else, am I making sense?! Okay here it goes:
3 Eggs
6oz Self raising flour
6oz Caster sugar
6oz unsalted butter or margarine (butter must be at room temperature)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Put everything in a bowl and beat it like crazy! This is where it helps if you have a hand held or free standing mixer. Beat the mixture until it turns pale and then divide between the paper cases. Bake at 180oc for around 15mins. They are cooked when they are golden in colour and springy to the touch. Decorate at will!
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