Bridal Shower Cupcakes Recipe

How to make it

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• The margarine and eggs for this cupcake recipe should ideally be at room temperature -
• this makes mixing easier and the cakes lighter -
• so you may need to take them out of the refrigerator about an hour or so before baking.
• Although we have included here an icing recipe you may of course prefer to buy a ready-to-use icing or frosting.
• Preparation
• The margarine and eggs for this cupcake recipe should ideally be at room temperature - this makes mixing easier and the cakes lighter - so you may need to take them out of the refrigerator about an hour or so before baking.
• Cooking Instructions
• First preheat the oven to 375°F then sift the flour into a large mixing bowl.
• Now add the superfine sugar, soft margarine, eggs and the vanilla extract and with a handheld electric mixer whisk to mix.
• The mixture should now be of a soft dropping consistency - the mixture should drop easily from a wooden spoon when shaken - if not just add a little tepid water and mix again.
• Next spoon the mixture into the paper baking cups and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until pale gold and cooked.
• Then remove from the oven and leave in the pan for a few minutes before transferring the cupcakes still in their paper cups to a wire rack and leaving to cool.
• To ice the cakes -
• First sift the confectioners’ sugar into a bowl.
• Then gradually stir in just enough tepid water to make an icing that is smooth and that will thickly coat the back of the spoon
• . If the icing is too runny just add a little more confectioners’ sugar and if it’s too thick just add a little more tepid water.
• Then, if liked, with a skewer – this is a good way of controlling the amount of color that you add – add a drop or two of food coloring or paste.
• Then mix well until the icing is evenly colored.
• After this spread the icing onto the cakes – the back of a clean teaspoon works well for this – so that it covers the tops.
• Then when the icing has set a little adorn with little edible cake decorations, such as sugar flowers or candy or perhaps something relating to a bridal shower theme or just love and romance.
• We used candy hearts for the top. The ones with words of love on them.