Cake Ingredients:
Butter 120 gram
Sugar 120 gram 3/4 cup
Plain flour 175 gram 1 1/3 cup
Baking powder 1 teaspoon
a pinch of salt
1/2 vanilla bean
3 eggs
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F or GAS 4
1. Put the butter and sugar in a kitchen machine and mix until the batter is fluffy
2. Cut the vanilla bean open and add the seeds to the kitchen machine
3. Add one egg at a time and beat well after each addition
4. Add the flour, baking powder and salt into the kitchen machine
5. Beat the batter until everything is combined
6. Divide the batter between 12 cupcake cases
7. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Check with a skewer to make sure none of the batter sticks onto it.
Makes 12 normal sized cupcakes
Buttercream Ingredients:
Butter 120 gram
Confectioners' sugar 500 gram 3 2/3 cup
Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
Milk 1 tablespoon
You can make the buttercream while the cupcakes are in the oven or while they are cooling down. I usually start with it as soon as the cupcakes go in the oven so I have enough time :)
1. Put the butter in a kitchen machine and mix until the batter is fluffy
2. Add the sugar to the bowl and mix
3. Then add the vanilla extract and the milk
4. Mix until the batter is a creamy consistency, if it is to dry add some more milk
5. After the cupcakes are completely cold add the buttercream with a piping bag
6. Add some sugar toppings to your liking
I hope you like this recipe and give it a try :) And let me know how they turned out!
