Thursday 14 October 2010

cupcakes and frosting/icing

ok, we're going to have this icing contest at our school, so, i looked up for frosting & icing recipes... this one caught my eye for the easiest i could find..-->

(Buttercream frosting)
Ingredients:
1 cup of butter (softened)
3 to 4 cups of icing sugar (depends)
1/2 a tsp of salt
1 tbsp of vanilla essence
3 to 4 tbsp of milk or cream (depends)

Directions:
cream butter until smooth, add 3 cups of icing sugar and mix.
then add the vanilla, salt and 2 tbsp of cream or milk.
mix until suit to desired consistency.

(Simple sweet icing)-->
mix 500g of icing sugar & 5 tbsp of water, add food colouring if desired..

well, that's all... pretty easy right? well, this is the icing recipe only...
the cupcakes' recipe is here-->

Ingredients:
175g of butter
175g of caster sugar
1 tsp of vanilla essence
3 eggs (beaten)
175g of all-purpose flour (sifted)
1/2 tsp of baking powder
1 tbsp of milk (depends)

Directions:
cream butter& sugar together, add vanilla essence, mix until smooth..
gradually add in the beaten eggs.
gently fold in flour and baking powder mixture, add milk if it's too thick.
put into cupcake cases 3/4 full,
bake in a pre-heated oven for about 12 to 15 mins.
take out and cool on rack.

of course we ice the cupcakes.. hope u guys copy these recipes and experiment at home first before bringing to school! ^^ see ya~
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