These are from Nigella Lawson. They are so easy you really can just make them spur of the moment.
125g unsalted butter, softened
125g caster sugar
2 large eggs
125g self raising flour
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 tbsp milk
Preheat to 200c
Put everything but the milk into the food processor, blitz until smooth. Pulse while adding the milk down the funnel to make a soft dropping consistency. Divide it into the twelve cups of the muffin tin (use paper liners or if you have a non stick, you could just grease the pan). They wont be filled up very high, but that’s ok. Bake for 15-20 min till they are cooked and golden on the top. Take them out as soon as you can bear to touch them, and let them cool on a rack. Then use whatever frosting you want.
I used this one from The Joy of Cooking, cuz it was quick, and I thought the lemon would be nice:
Beat together:
2 cups powdered sugar
4tbsp butter, or 3 tbsp heated heavy cream
Add and beat till smooth:
Zest of 1 lemon
1-2tbsp lemon juice
1-2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
correct consistency with either more sugar or more liquid if needed.
These were great. Cupcakes are always great. You really can’t go wrong with a cupcake. These were actually for my younger son’s second birthday. He blew out candles and everything. We were going to buy a small cake, but we didn’t make it out to the store, so this was kind of last minute. He was pretty sure they were the best thing ever.
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