Vanilla Sponge Cupcakes

Name: Vanilla Sponge Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 150g self-raising flour; 150g softened butter; 150g caster sugar; 3 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp milk; 200g for buttercream icing sugar; 100g for buttercream butter

Light fluffy vanilla cupcakes with a simple buttercream swirl — a baking staple.

$ $0.42 /serving

⏱ Prep: 15 min

🔽 Cook: 18 min

◴ Total: 33 min

👥 12 servings

📝 Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 180C and line a 12-hole muffin tin with cases
2 Beat 150g butter and caster sugar until pale and fluffy (3-4 mins)
3 Beat in eggs one at a time
4 Fold in flour and vanilla
5 Add milk to loosen to a dropping consistency
6 Divide among cases filling two-thirds full
7 Bake 16-18 mins until risen and springy
8 Cool completely on a rack
9 Beat 100g butter until soft then sift in icing sugar
10 Add remaining vanilla and beat until smooth and fluffy
11 Pipe or spread onto cooled cupcakes

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