NorthShore Days.....: baking

Friday, 8 February 2013

Hey Everyone,

I am not a baker! Alas, I can only bake very basic things.

Recently I found out, from a friend how to do that rainbow, mixed colour effect thing. Seriously easy! So I adapted it to my usual cupcake recipe.

The kids loved it - L.O.V.E.D!!!

My go to recipe - I substitute the butter with margarine and it's just as good.

Butter Cake

(Edmonds Cookbook)

150g butter, softened

1teaspoon vanilla essence

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups standard flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 cup of milk

Cream butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Sift flour and baking powder together.

Fold into creamed mixture.

Add milk to give a soft dropping consistency.

Bake at 180 degrees C (356 F) for approx 35-40 mins for a cake or 12-15 mins for cupcakes - or until cake springs back when lightly touched

Once the batter has been made, divide it up into bowls and add a different food colouring to each.

When spooning batter into the liners, add layers of colour.

Bake and be amazed.

So cool!!!

I can't wait to make them again.

I am not really a fan of baking, but these were so fun that I actually enjoyed making them!

Remember the more food colouring you add to the batter, the brighter the cupcake

Now I just need to work on my icing skills....hmmm

Take care everyone,

xxx

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