Beauty and the Beast Vanilla Cupcakes

Thu, 16 March 2017

Baker Kelly Ging from Kelly Lou Bakery in Portlaoise made Beauty and the Beast inspired vanilla cupcakes this morning!

Check out her website at kellylou.com.

Ingredients:

Cupcake

180g room temperature butter

180g caster sugar

180g self-raising flour

3 eggs

Vanilla extract

Buttercream icing:

200g soft butter

400g icing sugar, sieved

Few drops of vanilla extract

Few drops of food colouring if required.

Milk (if needed!)

Method:

This easy recipe uses the all-in-one method. Preheat oven to 175C. Place butter, sugar, flour, eggs and a few drops of vanilla in a mixer and beat together at a medium speed until well combined and there is no flour or butter visible.

Spoon into 12 cupcake cases and bake for 16-18 minutes until well risen and golden. Remove from tin and cool on a rack.

For the buttercream icing, combine the icing sugar and soft butter, beating slowly at first until combined. Add vanilla and food colouring and increase mixer speed, beating for 4-5 minutes until really light and fluffy. If the icing is a bit stiff add a few drops of milk to loosen.

Spoon or pipe the buttercream on to the cupcakes and decorate with sprinkles or sugar roses.

Watch back how to make the cupcakes here: