25/07/2019
Try these easy 3 cupcake toppings, ideal for sprucing up a plain sponge!
Ingredients
Vanilla Cupcakes:
110g butter
110 caster sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
110g SR flour
Coffee & Walnut Icing:
Instant coffee (3 tsp coffee, 1 tsp hot water)
100g Butter
225g Icing Sugar
Walnuts (crushed)
Chocolate Cookies & Cream Icing:
100g Butter
100g Icing sugar
2 tbsp Coco powder
Cookies & cream biscuits (crushed)
Strawberry Shortcake Icing:
100g Butter
225g Icing sugar
1/2 tsp Pink food colouring
Strawberries
Shortbread (crushed)
Equipment
Cupcake Cases x 12
Piping bags x 3
Mixing bowls
Method
Vanilla Cupcakes:
1: Preheat your oven to 180°c and weigh out ingredients on the Scales
2: Add the flour, sugar, butter and eggs into a bowl
3: Mix together using a Hand Mixer until light and fluffy
4: Stir in the vanilla essence
5: Spoon in to cupcake cases and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden
Coffee & Walnut Icing
1: Dissolve 3 tsp instant coffee in 1 tsp boiling water and leave to one side to cool
2: Beat together 100g of softened butter and 225g of icing sugar until smooth
3: Grind walnuts using a Grind & Chop
4: Mix in the cooled coffee mixture
5: Spoon into piping bag and apply to cupcakes
6: Sprinkle over crushed walnuts
Chocolate Cookies & Cream Icing
1: Beat together 100g of softened butter, 100g of icing sugar and 2 tbsp of cocoa powder until smooth
2: Spoon into piping bag and apply to cupcakes
3: Grind biscuits using a Grind & Chop
4: Sprinkle over crushed cookies & cream biscuits
Strawberry Shortbread Icing
1: Beat together 100g of softened butter, 225g of icing sugar and food colouring until smooth
2: Spoon into piping bag and apply to cupcakes
3: Grind biscuits using a Grind & Chop
4: Sprinkle over crushed shortbread biscuits and add strawberry
And there you have it, 3 easy cupcake toppings that will go down a treat!
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