It was winter solstice yesterday and incidentally it was my birthday too. :P Nope, obviously I'm not 4 years old but 10 times older. ;)
I decided to bake myself cupcakes and make buttercream (for the first time) to top it. I will have to practice piping more to do it better. Other than that, both the cupcake and butter cream was a successful.
Ingredient:
Vanilla Buttercream
- 125g Butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 150g Caster Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 225g Self Raising Flour
- 60ml Milk
- 125g Butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 200g Icing Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Milk
How to do it:
For Vanilla Buttercream
- Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
Add vanilla extract.- Add one egg at a time and continue beating.
- Add in flour and beat well till mixture is smooth and pale.
- Spoon batter into muffin cup.
- Bake for 20 minutes in preheat oven at 180C.
- Turn cupcakes top-side up on wire rack to cool.
- Meanwhile prepare the Butter Cream.
- Beat butter and vanilla extract till pale.
- Gradually beat in half the icing sugar.
- Add in milk and continue beating.
- Gradually beat in the remaining icing sugar.
- Add in a drop or colouring if you like.
- Use it to spread on the cupcakes or put into a piping bag with star nozzle to be used.
Recipe adapted from Women's Weekly Cupcakes & Cookies
Happy Birthday to u :)
ReplyDeleteThe cupcakes are so pretty :)
Merry Xmas to u too :)
Happy belated birthday :D
ReplyDeleteAnd wish you a merry christmas~
Yvonne, Thank you! Have a very Merry Christmas too!
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