Cupcakes For Boys

Cupcakes are not just for girls.  No really.  This is a great recipe for cupcakes for boys.  It will make 12 normal cupcakes or  8 dobber cupcakes.

Ingredients

125 grams of margarine (butter is okay too, but make sure it is very soft).

125 grams of sugar (caster sugar is best for mixing).

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon (the small one) of vanilla extract (don’t worry if you don’t have this).

125 grams of self raising flour (make sure it’s self raising or you’ll make biscuits).

A little milk

Equipment

A large mixing bowl and spoon

A cupcake tray(or a muffin tray for dobber cupcakes.)

Cupcake or muffin paper cases

A cooling rack (If you don’t have one,  just use a plate).

How to make your cupcakes

1.  Heat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6.

2. Cream together the margarine and sugar.

3. Crack the eggs into the bowl and beat them (stir them hard as though you were beating a drum) until they are smooth.

4.  Add the vanilla extract and  then the flour,  stirring the mixture more gently now,  until the flour has disappeared.   This is your cake mixture.  It should be a thick creamy mixture that falls off your spoon quite easily.  If it is too thick,  and sticks to the spoon,  stir a tablespoon of milk.  Try the spoon test again.  If it is still too thick,  add another tablespoon of milk until the mixture is just right.

5.  Put the cases into the tray.   Divide the mixture between the cases – they will be filled about halfway up – this doesn’t matter.  The mixture will rise up when it is cooking in the oven.

6.  Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes – then check your cupcakes.  You will know they are ready when they are golden brown on top and a bit springy when you touch the top of the cake.   If they aren’t ready,  let them bake for another 5 minutes.

(The smell will give you a good clue when they’re ready)

7.  Let the cakes cool in the tray for 10 minutes until they are cool enough to move onto a cooling rack,  if you have one.

8.  Now it’s time to do some cupcake eating, or some cupcake decorating

…sweet tooth? – here are some other Cake Recipes:

Very Easy Chocolate Fudge Cakes

‘After Eight Mint’ Brownies