CUPCAKES

heathermay1, Jun 11, 7:16am
HAS ANYONE GOT A REALLY NICE RECIPE FOR CUPCAKES AND ALSO FOR THE ICING

marcs, Jun 11, 8:56am
This is nigella lawsons cupcake recipe made in a food processor. Make sure all ingredients are at room temp before you start.

NIGELLA’S CUPCAKE RECIPE

Ingredients:

125g unsalted butter, softened
125g caster sugar
2 large eggs
125g self-raising flour
1 - 2 tsp vanilla extract
5 - 6 tbsp milk

Make sure everything is at room temperature as it is very important for texture.

Preheat oven to 200 degrees fan forced.

Put everything in the food processor except milk and process (less is best). Add milk a tablespoon at a time till right consistency. (you can vary the flavour of the cakes so take out vanilla and add lemon rind and juice, same with oranges or lime. For chocolate flavour take out a tbs of flour and add a tbs of cocoa.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until cooked and golden on top for medium cakes and 8 – 10 minutes for mini cakes.
Icing -My recipe

I have no mesurements but this is what goes in it. Icing sugar around 1.5 cups, A nob of soft butter and hot watter a tbs at a time. Add any liquid flavour before adding water like vanilla or lemon or orange. Kids prefer lemon icing with the above recipe.

cassandra19, Jun 11, 9:05am
i'm a baker and this is the recipe i use;
200g marg
3 eggs 1 cup sugar
vanilla
2 flat desert spoons baking powder
2 cups flour
milk

cream marg, sugar, vanilla and eggs, add 1 cup flour and mix till smooth. add baking powder and other cup of flour and mix till smooth. add last cup of flour and enough milk to make a smooth batter. spoon into paper muffin muffin cups in muffin tins. cook till cake springs back to the touch.

rainrain1, Jun 11, 8:11pm
Hi cassandra19, do you use a certain brand of margerine, or does anything go?Thanks :-)