Friday, May 1, 2009

Vanilla Cupcakes -S&SB Challenge

Vanilla Cupcakes are this month's challenge at Sweet &Simple Bakes..Thanks Maria n Rosie for this delicious cupcakes with buttercream icing..Just loved this cupcakes wit simple butter cream icing...i doubled the ingredients and did almost more than 20 cupcakes, they just vanished within a day... we had for snacks, after dinner as dessert also for next day breakfast, none doesnt want to lose their chance to taste this fabulous spongy vanilla cupcakes..i did chocolate buttercream icing and strawberry cream icing for my cupcakes...


175g Self-raising flour
1½ tsp Baking powder
175g  Butter
175g  Sugar
3 large Eggs
2 tbsp Milk
1 tsp Vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Sift the self-raising flour and baking powder into a large bowl, and then add the butter, caster sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Beat together until well mixes, do not  over mix the mixture. Spoon the mixture equally into the prepared paper cases and bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes and lets completely cool on a wire rack.
 
 
Buttercream Icing:
1cup Butter (softened)
1cup Icing sugar
1tsbp Milk
1/4tsp Vanilla extract
2tbsp Chocolate powder
1/4tsp Strawberry essence
few drops Rose food colour
Tutty fruity pieces
Icing sugar
 
Beat the butter until soft. Add the icing sugar and stir until it’s just mixed in, then add the milk and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy. Divide in two bowls and add chocolate powder in one bowl and add rose food colour and strawberry essence in another bowl...mix well..
 
Spread the icing thickly with a knife on top of each cupcake and place the tutty fruity pieces over the strawberry icing and springle icing sugar over the chocolate icing..

37 comments:

chef and her kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

wow lovely cupcakes....i liked the choco topped one

Parita said... Reply To This Comment

yummy cupcakes..i want one right now :)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

oohh wow one more vanilla cupcake recipe just now i saw in uma s blog this cupcakes looks so delicious with chocolate topping yummmy cupcakes priya

Indian Khana said... Reply To This Comment

Looks delicious...so yum

FH said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely! I could eat 2 Vanilla cupcakes without icing easily, don't like sugary icing but love the cake. Good one Priya! :)

Nandinis food said... Reply To This Comment

Cupcakes! Wow! They look classic and yummy!

Maria♥ said... Reply To This Comment

They turned out so cute and yummy!

Thanks for taking part and hope you will be joining us again in our next bake.

Maria
x

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

Lovethe cupcakes esp the second pic which is too tempting.The toppings are yummy.
Also love your new title pic

Ramya Vijaykumar said... Reply To This Comment

They look very cute and gorgeous, good ones Priya...

vandana rajesh said... Reply To This Comment

wow yummy cupcakes. These simple but tasty delights remain an evergreen treat anytime.

Pooja said... Reply To This Comment

Wow yummy cupcakes..Nice toppings priya..

Lavanya said... Reply To This Comment

lovely cupcakes..nice post!!

Pooja said... Reply To This Comment

The cupcakes look spongy and delicious Priya. Love the chocolate frosting!

VIDYA VENKY said... Reply To This Comment

cakes look soo lovely priya..

Gita Jaishankar said... Reply To This Comment

Yummy cupcakes Pirya...I too can finish off a whole batch of that cake of yours ;)

Saritha said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely cakes priya,now u r tempting me to join sweet & simple bake :)

Mahimaa's kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

hey soooo cute.. romba nalla iruku cupcakes!

sathya said... Reply To This Comment

Yummy treats priya, they look lovely.

Cham said... Reply To This Comment

I don't like icing, I love plain vanilla even for breakfast! Love the 2nd pic!

Vikis Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely cup cake. By the way, who ate the other half:)

Rashmi said... Reply To This Comment

These look really tempting

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Simple and sweet recipe! Love the one with choco frosting!

Manju said... Reply To This Comment

OMG!! they are sooo tempting me right now!!

ARUNA said... Reply To This Comment

hey priya, somehow i always prefer a cupcake to a cake....they r so easy to handle......and these look lovely!

Poornima Nair said... Reply To This Comment

Great cupcakes...just want to grab the one with the chocolate icing.

♥Rosie♥ said... Reply To This Comment

Absolutely gorgeous!! Its been a pleasure to share this recipe at S&SB & so pleased you liked it as much as I.

Thanks for taking part and hope you will join us again in our next bake.

Rosie x

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

cup cakes are indeed very delicious and i couldn't stop eating them either... :)

Srivalli said... Reply To This Comment

lovely cake priya!

Uma said... Reply To This Comment

look so pretty Priya! I enjoyed making them too :)

Deepa Hari said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely cupcakes Priya...feel like having one now.

Valarmathi Sanjeev said... Reply To This Comment

They look cute and yummy. Lovely cupcakes.

natalia said... Reply To This Comment

Ciao ! I love your variety of toppings !

Illona said... Reply To This Comment

Great variety in the frosting. Lovely looking cupcakes.

Chutneytales said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious cupcakes.Love the second picture ..it really tempted me.Looks so spongy!

Arundathi said... Reply To This Comment

Weren't they delicious?! I loved them and have made them so many times already!

Dharani Jagadeesh said... Reply To This Comment
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Dharani Jagadeesh said... Reply To This Comment

Nice toppings priya... yummy cupcakes..let me try it soon!!