Plain Vanilla Cupcakes

Today I am going to be making plain vanilla cupcakes!But if you just want plain cupcakes with no vanilla you do not have to add the vanilla extract.

Ingredients:

• 110g/4oz butter or margarine, softened at room temperature
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• 110g/4oz caster sugar
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• 2 free-range eggs, lightly beaten
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• 1 tsp vanilla extract (do not have to add)
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• 110g/4oz self raising flour 
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• 1-2 tbsp milk (do not have to add)

Buttercream icing:

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• 140g/5oz butter, softened
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• 280g/10oz icing sugar
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• 1-2 tbsp milk

  A few drops of food colouring

Equipment:

1 teaspoon(5ml)

Cupcake cases 

Mixing bowl

Measuring scales

Cupcake tray

Hand whisk or Electric whisk

Method:

1.Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and line a 12-hole cupcake tray with cupcake cases.

2.Mix the butter,sugar,flour,eggs,vanilla extract,butter or margarine and milk if you want to use milk.Remember if you don't want vanilla cupcakes then you don't have to add the vanilla extract.

3.Once it is all mixed get a tablespoon and a teaspoon.Then get the mixture on your spoon and then with you teaspoon scrap the excess mixture off the tablespoon.If you still have some mixture get and spatula and take it out.This should be easier to get the rest out.

4.Once you have filled all the cases then you need to put in you cupcakes into your oven and leave for 10-15 minutes or until you can see that they are golden brown.Just in case your not sure that they have cooked right through the middle then you can grab a cake tester/tooth pick and just place it through the cake and when you take it out if its wet they still need cooking but if it isn't then they have finished.

5.When they have completely finished then take them out of the oven (use oven gloves) and get a wire rack and then transfer them onto the wire rack and let them cool down.

Buttercream icing:

1.Get a large bowl and add the butter and half the icing sugar until smooth.

2.Then add the remaining icing sugar with one tablespoon of milk until the mixture is smooth and creamy.If your mixture isn't smooth and creamy then you need to add a tiny bit of milk at a time.

3.If you would like you can add food colouring but this isn't a major thing you need to add. 

That's it! Sit relax and enjoy The Delicious Side Of Life!