Cupcakes With Buttercream Icing
"These are easy to make cupcakes which take no time at all. I don't own a mixer so nice and easy to make without one!"
photo by angellore
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
6 cakes
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
-
Cake mix
- 113.39 g butter (softened)
- 113.39 g sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 113.39 g self raising flour
- 0.19 ml vanilla essence (optional)
-
Buttercream Icing (Frosting)
- 170.09 g icing sugar
- 85.04 g butter (softened)
- food coloring (amount as desired)
- milk (may not be needed)
- candy, for decoration
directions
- Put the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl, Cream together well using a fork.
- Beat the two eggs in a seperate bowl, add to the butter and sugar and beat in with fork.
- Sift flour into mixture and mix well.
- Add vanilla essence if using and mix well.
- Put 6 muffin cases into a bun tray and spoon the mixture evenly between the cases.
- Cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 180degrees Celsius
- Once they are finished allow to cool before icing.
- Icing:.
- Sift the icing sugar into a mixing bowl.
- Add the butter and cream well with a fork.
- Add food colouring to reach your desired colour.
- If the icing is a little to thick to spread add a little milk to thin. Any type of milk works.
- Spread the icing over the top of the cakes and decorate as desired.
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