Princess Cupcakes

For The Cupcakes…

• 5 ½ ounces cake flour
• 5 ½ ounces super fine sugar
• 6 ounces unsalted butter softened
• 3 large lightly beaten eggs
• ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

For The Butter Cream Icing…

• 6 ounces unsalted butter softened
• 8 ounces of powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Red food coloring

For The Colored Sugar…

• 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 2 drops of red food coloring

Preheat your oven to 350° F (180° C) and prepare 12 paper cupcake cases in muffin tins.

Place softened butter and sugar into a bowl and cream with an electric mixer until the butter changes
colour. (generally 2 minutes)

Add in lightly beaten eggs to the mix a little at a time, beating on slow for 15 seconds between each
addition. Add Vanilla then sift in flour and baking powder and mix for a further minute.

Spoon batter into cases until they are approx ½ full and then place in the middle rack in your preheated
oven.

Bake for approx 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean, then remove and let sit for a few
minutes before removing the cupcakes from the tins and placing them on a wire rack to cool.

To make butter cream icing, add softened butter to a bowl, along with powdered sugar, vanilla and salt. Add
pink food coloring and mix with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Fill a piping bag with a star tip and pipe small rosettes on the top of each mini cupcake.

Colour some granulated sugar by placing it in a plastic bag along with a few drops of red food coloring, and
rub through with your fingers, then sprinkle on top of each one.

Lastly go ahead and decorate your cupcakes in any way you want, you can add decorations such as letters or decorations that are found in different stores such as target and walmart. These cupcakes are fun to make for special occasions such as birthday parties and children enjoy seeingh creativity. It is not necessary to add the food coloring but it makes it more creative rather than just having white cupcakes. In addition making your own cupcakes at home is a lot cheaper than going to the store and buying some.