If you're looking for a fuss free cupcake recipe this is a great recipe as you place all ingredients into a bowl and mix.
These Cactus Cupcakes are so fun to make and they look so pretty too. They are made of a moist vanilla cake and iced with a deliciously sweet American buttercream. Finally they are topped with a cute chocolate cactus and sprinkles.
Happy Baking xo
Cactus Cupcakes
Ingredients
· 125 grams butter, softened· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· ⅔ cup caster sugar
· 3 eggs
· 1½ cups self-raising flour
· ¼ cup milk
Buttercream icing
· 115 grams butter, room temperature· 3 cups icing sugar
· 3-5 tablespoons milk
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Decorations
· Sprinkles (assorted sprinkles - Dollar Sweets)· Chocolate cactus toppers (refer to chocolate cactus decoration recipe)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 180°C.2. Spray with oil or place cupcake patty cases into a 12-hole cupcake tin.
3. Place all ingredients into a bowl and using an electric mixer combine all ingredients on slow speed until ingredients are just combined. Increase speed to medium and beat for 3 minutes or until mixture is smooth and has changed to a pale colour.
4. Divide the mixture into four bowls and add a few drops of different food colouring to each.
5. Spoon small amounts of each coloured mixture into the prepared tin, filling the cups ¾ full.
6. Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cakes comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow the cupcakes to cool before icing them.
Buttercream icing
7. Place butter into a large bowl. Beat on low speed until butter is fluffy. Add 1 cup of icing sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk and vanilla extract. Beat until combined and add the remaining 2 cups of icing sugar.8. Increase speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy (this will take a few minutes). Add more milk if the buttercream seems too stiff.
9. Use a spatula to ice the top of the cupcakes and add sprinkles to the edge of them. Place a chocolate cactus topper in the middle of the cupcake. Pipe some small flowers onto the chocolate cactus.
Tips
· Allow cupcakes to cool completely before icing and decorating.· Unfilled and un-iced cupcakes can be frozen for up to a month.
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