Vanilla Cupcakes

Name: Vanilla Cupcakes
Ingredients: 225 grams butter; 225 grams caster sugar; 4 eggs, beaten; 0.5 tsp. vanilla extract; 225 grams plain flour; 3 tsp. baking powder; 250 grams butter; 250 grams icing sugar; 250 grams icing sugar; 2 Tbsp. water

Difficulty

Low

Time

25 min

Author

Kenwood

This recipe is prepared with:

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Products

kMix Bold Red Stand Mixer KMX751ARD

Ingredients

Makes

24 Cupcakes

225 grams butter

225 grams caster sugar

4 eggs, beaten

0.5 tsp. vanilla extract

225 grams plain flour

3 tsp. baking powder

250 grams butter

250 grams icing sugar

2 Tbsp. water

Utensils

2 Cupcake tin 12 hole, Piping bag, KMX751ARD, KMX751ABK, KVC65.001WH, KVL85.004SI, Creaming Beater

Instructions

Prep. (Before you begin)

Cut the butter into cubes and leave at room temperature to soften.

Sift the flour and icing sugar.

Getting started

Preheat an oven to 180ºC.

Grease the cupcake tins and line with cupcake cases.

Fit the Creaming Beater to the machine.

Stage 1

Add Ingredients 1 (butter, sugar) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.

Mix until pale and creamy.

Stage 2

Add the first 2 items of Ingredients 2 (eggs, vanilla) to the bowl.

Mix until fully combined.

Fold in the remaining items of Ingredients 2 (flour, baking powder) to the bowl.

Evenly spoon content of the Mixer bowl into the cupcake tins.

Bake for 15 minutes at 180ºC until a skewer tests clean.

Turn out onto a wire rack.

Stage 3

Retrieve, clean the Mixer bowl and fit the Creaming Beater.

Add Ingredients 3 (butter, icing sugar) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.

Mix on speed Min until combined.

Stage 4

Add Ingredients 4 (icing sugar, water) to the bowl.

Mix until smooth and creamy.

Transfer content of the Mixer bowl into a piping bag.

Pipe the buttercream onto the cupcakes.

To Serve.

Garnish with lemon curd and poppy seeds.

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Products

kMix Sleek Black Stand Mixer KMX751ABK

Titanium Chef Baker White KVC65.001WH

Titanium Chef Baker XL Silver KVL85.004SI