Classic Cupcakes With Buttercream Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

None None Cupcakes
1/2 cup self-rising flour, sifted
1 1/4 cups butter, chopped, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 None eggs
1 2/3 cups milk
None None sugar flowers, to decorate
None None Buttercream
1 cup butter, chopped, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Line two 12-cup muffin pans with paper liners.
For the cupcakes, beat all ingredients together until pale and creamy. Distribute between paper liners and bake for 15 -20 mins, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 5 mins then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Meanwhile to make buttercream, beat butter until very pale. Alternately beat in powdered sugar and milk then vanilla. Spread over cooled cakes. Decorate with sugar flowers.