Cup cakes Recipe
- 110g/4oz unsalted butter
- 110g/4oz caster sugar
- 30g/1oz flavouring: lemon zest, grated or cocoa powder or 6 drops vanilla essence
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 110g/4oz self-raising flour
- pale coloured icing
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- Cream the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy. Add your chosen flavoring of lemon zest cocoa or vanilla.
- Add the whisked egg to the mixture. Slowly fold in the self-raising flour and spoon the mixture into paper cases sitting in a bun tin.
- Cook for approximately 10 minutes until risen and bouncy to touch.
- Decorate with icing in pale colours eg white, pink, blue and yellow.
