Its been a while since I have done any baking with Baby bear. I’m not sure why either, life just got on top of things I guess. I encourage him to help me prep dinner most nights but we haven’t actually baked anything in a while. It was so good to spend time baking with him again, I need to do it more often (there go our waistlines…). So here is my easy cupcake recipe.

Ingredients for cupcakes:

  • 110g Butter.
  • 110g Sugar.
  • 2 Large Eggs.
  • 1tsp Vanilla Extract.
  • 110g Self-raising Flour.
  • 2tbsp Milk.

Ingredients for Icing:

  • 80g Icing Sugar.
  • 160g Butter.
  • 1tsp Vanilla Extract.

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180′ and place cupcake cases in a cake tin.

cupcake cases.
My little helper.

Put the sugar and butter into a bowl and cream together until smooth.

Add the eggs and vanilla extract into the mixture and beat together.

cracking eggs.
Tip: let your little one crack the egg in a separate bowl…There will be shell in it.

Fold in the self-raising flour. Add the milk in slowly until a smooth dropping consistency.

Using a table spoon and tea spoon, fill each cupcake case around half way full.

ready for the oven.
Cupcake cases filled.

Place them in the middle of the oven for 12-15 minutes. Once cooked, place the cakes on a cooling rack until cooled and ready to ice.

While they are cooling, put the butter into a bowl and slowly add in the icing sugar mixing it together. Once all mixed together add the vanilla extract and mix through.

Ice your cakes and enjoy.

cakes all ready to enjoy.
Cakes ready to enjoy.