Sugar Crusted Vanilla Cupcakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1 cup chelsea sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Recipe

• 1 1. preheat oven to 180°c well grease or oil spray 12 paper cupcake cases and sprinkle the sides and base with sugar.
• 2 2. beat eggs with an electric mixer or whisk until pale and fluffy. slowly, one tablespoon at a time, add the sugar and continue beating. fold in the flour and baking powder and stir in the vanilla.
• 3 3. pour into the prepared cake tin or cupcake cases. (these stand up beautifully if placed in a muffin tin.) sprinkle extra sugar lightly over the cupcake surfaces and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
• 4 4. the top should be crackled golden and crusty - cool on a wire rack.