Farmboy and I have been having a lot of fun in the kitchen (I must admit he does most of the actual work and I take the pictures but enough about that) check out our lemon cordial, hummus, stirfry and pasta!
The recipe below makes 24 cupcakes...
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups self raising flour
1 1/4 cups cake flour
1 cup unsalted butter (I used Butro here and it worked like a charm)
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Icing
1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6-8 cups icing sugar
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180C and set out your cupcake cases. In a small bowl, combine the flours.
Step 2: In a large bowl (electric mixer), cream butter until smooth. Add sugar until fluffy and add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
Step 3: Add the dry ingredients, alternating with the milk and vanilla.
Step 4: Fill the cupcake cases and bake for 20-25 mins and leave to cool.
Icing
Mix the butter, 4 cups sugar, milk and vanilla essence in an electric mixer (3-5 mins) until smooth and creamy (add a few drops of food colouring if you'd like).
Add the remaining sugar (1 cup at a time) beating for 2 mins between each cup, until icing is thick. Use an icing plunger thingy to decorate (or just use a spatula) and go wild!
Thanks to the FoodNetwork for the above recipe!
