Easy cupcake recipe (vanilla cupcakes)
Learn how to bake these deliciously light and airy cupcakes. Follow this easy recipe for a perfect result every time.
Ingredients
- 125 g Margarine
- 125 g Caster sugar
- 2 Eggs (large)
- 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract
- 125 g Self-raising flour
- 1/4 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- 1-1/2 tbsp Milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160C (315F/Gas Mark 2-3).
- Line a muffin tray with cupcake cases.
- Beat margarine and caster sugar together until light and fluffy (approximately 5 minutes with an electric whisk or stand mixer).
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each egg until fully combined.
- Add vanilla extract and mix to incorporate.
- Add self-raising flower and bicarbonate of soda, mix on a very slow speed (or fold in with a spatula), until just incorporated.
- Add milk and mix in gently, to slightly loosen the mixture.
- Divide the cupcake batter equally between the 12 cupcake cases.
- Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 20 minutes, until golden and springy to the touch.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes, before removing from muffin tray to cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
Notes
To convert this vanilla cupcake recipe into chocolate cupcakes, replace 25g of the self-raising flour with cocoa powder.
For other flavour choices, simply replace the vanilla extract with a different flavoured extract, such as lemon or orange etc.