Easy vanilla cupcakes

Hahaha my next baking opportunity came in the form of my cousin's birthday :) so I made these simple vanilla cupcakes with a vanilla buttercream icing. I didn't have any piping equipment with me so I used a simple trick to make swirly frosting: Pour the buttercream icing into a plastic sandwich bag, and cut a triangle in the corner. It's so easy and convenient! Here is the recipe, enjoy:


Simple vanilla cupcakes (makes 12)
Ingredients:
100g butter
120g sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
200g plain flour/all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
110ml milk

Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat the eggs until light and fluffy, then slowly pour the egg into the butter mixture and whisk after each addition. Add the vanilla, flour, baking powder and milk, and mix well.
Pour into a lined muffin tray (I used silicon cupcake cases, very handy!) and bake for 20-25mins until golden brown. Then cool on a wire rack. Decorate when completely cooled, otherwise the buttercream icing will melt!

Buttercream icing
Ingredients:
100g butter
125g icing sugar
a few drops of vanilla extract/food colouring

Method:
Beat the ingredients until smooth. Place in a piping bag and decorate :D