Divine recipe of the day Yum :)

Cupcakes
Ingredients
125g/4oz Self Raising Flour
125g/4oz Butter at room temperature
125g/4oz Caster Sugar
2 Eggs at room temperature
3 - 4 drops Vanilla Essence
To Decorate:
Ingredients For Butter cream:
125g/4oz Butter at room temperature
225g/8oz Icing sugar (sieved)
3 - 4 Drops Vanilla Essence
Food colouring of your choice
Method:
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line cup cake tin with baking cases.
Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Gradually beat in the eggs and the vanilla essence.
If mixture starts to curdle, add just a little of the flour.
Gently stir in remaining flour with a spoon.
Place spoonfuls of the mixture into the baking cases and bake for 15 – 20 minutes until firm to the touch.
Remove from the oven and leave on a wire tray to cool.

Make butter cream by beating the butter, icing sugar and vanilla essence together until smooth and creamy.
Add the colouring, mix well.
Pipe or spread icing onto each cupcake.
Top with sprinkles if liked.
Enjoy J