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I made these to take to a netball tournament last weekend - substituted the red colouring for green and left out the mint from the icing. Really easy and the green/white icing looked fab with our new kit.
I think they went down well with the girls and the cakes were good for energy - it's just a shame we didn't win...!
How to make candy-cane cupcakes
Ingredients:
80g unsalted butter
280g caster sugar
240g plain flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
240ml milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 large eggs
1- Preheat over to 190 degrees centigrade and line one or two deep muffin tins (recipe says it makes 12-16 cupcakes but I found it makes about 20)
2- Whisk the butter, sugar, flour, baking powder and salt until it resembles breadcrumbs
3- Mix milk, vanilla and eggs in a jug. Add 3/4 to dry mixture, mix and scape from the sides. Add the remainder and mix until smooth
4- Pour mixture into cases and bake for 18-20 mins. Leave to cool in the tray and cool completely before adding frosting
How to make the candy-cane frosting
Ingredients
500g icing sugar
160g unsalted butter
4 tsp peppermint essence
50ml whole milk
2tsp food colouring
Transparent sugar for sprinkling
1) Beat the icing sugar, butter and peppermint until sandy
2) Gradually add the milk and whisk again
3) Divide mixture into two - add food colouring in to one batch
4) Fill piping bag with half coloured icing and half plain - side by side so they come out of the end like toothpaste
5) Sprinkle with transparent sugar
How to make candy-cane cupcakes
Ingredients:
80g unsalted butter
280g caster sugar
240g plain flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
240ml milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 large eggs
1- Preheat over to 190 degrees centigrade and line one or two deep muffin tins (recipe says it makes 12-16 cupcakes but I found it makes about 20)
2- Whisk the butter, sugar, flour, baking powder and salt until it resembles breadcrumbs
3- Mix milk, vanilla and eggs in a jug. Add 3/4 to dry mixture, mix and scape from the sides. Add the remainder and mix until smooth
4- Pour mixture into cases and bake for 18-20 mins. Leave to cool in the tray and cool completely before adding frosting
How to make the candy-cane frosting
Ingredients
500g icing sugar
160g unsalted butter
4 tsp peppermint essence
50ml whole milk
2tsp food colouring
Transparent sugar for sprinkling
1) Beat the icing sugar, butter and peppermint until sandy
2) Gradually add the milk and whisk again
3) Divide mixture into two - add food colouring in to one batch
4) Fill piping bag with half coloured icing and half plain - side by side so they come out of the end like toothpaste
5) Sprinkle with transparent sugar
| The Countrystyle netball girls with the cupcakes |
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