Valentine cupcakes

Name: Valentine cupcakes
Ingredients: 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup caster (superfine) sugar; 4 eggs, lightly beaten; 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup butter, softened; 350 g/12 oz icing (confectioners’) sugar, sifted; 115 g/4 oz white sugarpaste; 5 ml/1 tsp vanilla extract; 175 g/6 oz/1½ cups self-raising (self-rising) flour, sifted; pink candy sugar or sprinkles; pink food colouring; pink candy sugar or sprinkles

Preparation info

Makes
10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

Pink and white sugared hearts make a classic cake decoration that’s very easy to achieve, using a few cutters in different sizes. Mix and match the colours and designs for a contemporary twist.

Ingredients

175 g/6 oz/¾ cup butter, softened
175

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line the cups of a bun tin (pan) with paper cases.
Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add the beaten eggs and beat well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract. Add the flour and fold in.</