Baking & Desserts
Raspberry and Rose Cupcakes
Prep 40 mins. /Cook 20 mins.
Makes 15
Easy
Raspberry and Rose Cupcakes
Method
- Note: this recipe requires an additional 30 minutes for cooling.
- Combine butter, vanilla, sugar, eggs, flour and milk in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer for 3-4 minutes until mixture is smooth and pale in colour.
- Spoon mixture into decorative cupcake cases and press a frozen raspberry in the centre of each with the tip of a skewer.
- Bake at 180°C for 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Remove from pans and cool completely on a cake rack before decorating.
- Spread cupcakes with Butter Cream Icing and sprinkle with dried edible rose petals and pistachios, if desired.
Butter Cream Icing
- Beat butter in an electric mixer for 10-15 minutes until creamy and very pale in colour.
- Beat in half the icing sugar for 2 minutes until well incorporated. Add milk and beat for a further 2 minutes, then beat in remaining icing sugar for a further 2 minutes. The icing should be fluffy and smooth.
- Lightly tint icing with a skewer which has been dipped in a little food colouring, swirl through icing before beating in well.
More Tips
- These light vanilla cupcakes are a great alternative to a traditional birthday cake.
- Have all cupcake ingredients at room temperature (including milk) before beating to guarantee a light and fluffy end result.
- Try adding a teaspoon rosewater to cupcake mixture before cooking, for a more intense rose flavour.
IN THIS RECIPE
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