Both my moist chocolate and vanilla cupcakes are delicious on their own but you can also top them with my one-bowl buttercream frosting recipe. A great treat for a simple evening tea, last-minute kids get together or decorated beautifully for a party celebration.
Vanilla cupcakes
One-bowl cupcakes
Preheat the oven to 325°F/ 160°C/ Gas Mark 3.Pro tip – The batter gets ready very quickly. But, make sure the oven is preheated well. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners – and set aside. Next, add all cupcake ingredients to a bowl of a stand mixer. Combine well until you have a smooth batter. You can also use just a bowl and whisk. Pro tip – It is essential that all ingredients are at room temperature. Otherwise, you will have a lumpy batter. Then, divide the batter between 12 cupcake liners using an ice cream scoop or 1/3 measure cup.Pro tip – These make 12 regular-size cupcakes, you can also make 8 large cupcakes in baking cups.
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until a skewer inserted in the center comes clean.Pro tip – Turning the baking pan halfway through will ensure they bake evenly (I forgot as you can see in the video – some baked with sideway domes ?). Cool cupcakes completely before you decorate.Pro tip – It is essential to cool cupcakes or cake completely before frosting or the frosting will melt.
One-bowl buttercream
Add all buttercream ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer.Pro tip – You can also use a bowl and whisk, but I think a stand mixer or mixing bowl with a hand mixer would be easier. Combine well. Once all the powdered sugar has been incorporated, whip for 3 minutes more until light and fluffy similar to whipped cream.Pro tip – When whipped, the buttercream will become light and airy similar to a whipped cream consistency.
Assemble
Place buttercream in a piping bag with your favorite piping tip. I use a star tip.Pro tip – You can also color this frosting with as many colors as you want. Then, pipe a swirl on each cupcake starting from the base towards the top as shown in the video. A few sprinkles and your cupcakes are ready to be served! Enjoy!
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