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Cupcakes with Pink Icing
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
40 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
12
- For the cupcakes
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- ½ tsp Baking powder
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- For the frosting
- 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsps lemon juice
- 1 tsp hot water
- pink Food coloring
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Preparation
Kitchen utensils
1 Skillet, 1 Cutting board, 1 Large knife, 1 Tablespoon, 1 Wooden spoon, 1 Fine grater, 1 Kitchen shears, 1 Immersion blender, 1 Citrus juicer, 1 deep bowl
Preparation steps
1.
For the cupcakes: heat the oven to 180�C (160� fan) 350�F gas 4. Place paper cases in a 12 hole bun tin.
2.
Put all the cake ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until well combined. Alternatively beat well with a wooden spoon.
3.
Spoon the mixture into the paper cases and bake for about 20 minutes until golden and springy to the touch. Remove from the tin and place on a wire rack to cool.
4.
For the frosting: Sift the confectioners' sugar into a bowl and gradually stir in the lemon juice and hot water until smooth. Add pink food colouring to the depth of colour you wish.
5.
Spoon the frosting onto each cake and smooth with a palette knife. Leave to set.
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