Christmas Tree Cupcakes
Wed Dec 02 2015
Siúcra Christmas Tree Cupcakes
Makes 10-12 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 125g Siúcra Light Golden Brown Sugar
- 125g butter, at room temperature
- 2 medium free range eggs
- 150g self-raising flour
- 3tbsps milk
- 2tsps vanilla extract
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C / 160°C fan.
2. Line a bun tin with 12 paper cases.
3. Beat together the butter and Siúcra Light Golden Brown Sugar until pale and fluffy.
4. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
5. Mix in the vanilla extract, flour and milk.
6. Divide the mixture equally between the 12 cases.
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
8. Cool on a wire rack before piping on the buttercream.
BUTTERCREAM
Ingredients
- 450g Siúcra Icing Sugar
- 225g butter, at room temperature
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Green food colouring
- Sugar decorations: silver balls, stars, circles
Method
- Beat the butter and Siúcra Icing Sugar together. Add the vanilla extract and beat again. It takes a few minutes to turn into buttercream.
- Add the green food colouring gradually until you have the desired colour.
- Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle.
- Pipe onto each cupcake starting wide at the bottom and getting narrower as you go up. Try to do this in one movement.
- Place a star decoration on top and coloured sugar decorations or silver balls around the tree.
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