Plain Cupcakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups self raising flour
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 125 g butter, softened
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3 drops food coloring (any colour)
• 2 cups icing sugar (confectioner's)
• 3 tablespoons soft butter
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• food coloring (any colour)
• candy sprinkles, to decorate

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius (350f). line a 12-hole patty cake tin with paper cases.
• 2 put the flour, sugar, butter, eggs, milk and food colouring in the bowl of an electric mixer. beat for 4minutes or until the cake is smooth.
• 3 spoon the cake mixture into the paper cases until they are 3/4 full.
• 4 bake for 18-20 minutes or until the cupcakes have risen. remove from the oven to cool.
• 5 to make the icing: sift icing sugar into a bowl, and add the butter, hot water and a few drops of food colouring. mix until smooth. spread the icing over the cakes and top with sweets or sprinkles.