Cup cakes
Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Makes 12-15
Dietary Vegetarian
From Housecall
Simple and easy small cakes perfect for a lunch box or tea-time.
Method
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Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
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Cream the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy. Add your chosen flavoring of lemon zest cocoa or vanilla.
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Add the whisked egg to the mixture. Slowly fold in the self-raising flour and spoon the mixture into paper cases sitting in a bun tin.
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Cook for approximately 10 minutes until risen and bouncy to touch.
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Decorate with icing in pale colours eg white, pink, blue and yellow.
Ingredients
- 110g/4oz unsalted butter
- 110g/4oz caster sugar
- 30g/1oz flavouring: lemon zest, grated or cocoa powder or 6 drops vanilla essence
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 110g/4oz self-raising flour
- pale coloured icing
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