Hugs And Kisses Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 None eggs
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1/3 cup plus 2 tsp milk
None None Pink food color
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
None None White mini marshmallow hearts, to decorate
None None FOR THE BUTTERCREAM
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp milk

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
Beat butter, vanilla, granulated sugar and eggs in a large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in sifted flour and 1/3 cup milk, in 2 batches.
Divide mixture among 3 small bowls. Tint one bowl pink. Blend sifted cocoa with 2 tsp milk in a cup; stir into second bowl. Leave third bowl plain.
Drop alternate teaspoonfuls of batters into muffin cups. Pull a skewer through batters for a marbled effect.
Bake for 20 mins, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
For the buttercream, beat butter in medium bowl with electric mixer until as white as possible. Beat in sifted powdered sugar and milk, in 2 batches. Tint pink with food color.
Spread cooled cupcakes with buttercream. Position marshmallows on cakes -in a cross for kisses and a circle for hugs.