Cupcakes
Do you love making cupcakes? You can't go wrong with this cupcake recipe. You'll be working with the very best cupcake recipe, with which you bake the tastiest and fluffiest cupcakes. And it's actually very easy. You only need 5 ingredients, an oven, and a muffin tin.
- 200 g butter (at room temperature)
- 150 g sugar
- 200 g self-rising flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
- Pinch of salt
- muffin tin
- cupcake liners
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees (top and bottom heat). Mix the butter together with the sugar and vanilla paste for 5 minutes until creamy and fluffy.
- Mix the eggs into the batter one by one until fully incorporated. Finally, mix the flour together with the salt into the batter at low speed. Mix briefly.
- Divide the batter among the cupcake liners (this is very easy with an ice cream scoop) and place them in a muffin tin. Bake the cupcakes for 25 minutes at 170 degrees.
- Do you want to know if the cupcakes are done? You can easily check this by inserting a toothpick and checking if it comes out clean and dry. Let them cool on a wire rack.
Cupcake recipe variations and toppings
You can vary this basic cupcake recipe extensively. Try adding fruit like banana or apple pieces. For chocolate cupcakes, add a little cocoa to the batter. And if you're in the mood for a tropical surprise, try making coconut cupcakes. Decorate the top with a delicious swirl of meringue buttercream. And a dollop of whipped cream is always tasty too.
The nutritional values on this website are calculated automatically and therefore serve solely as an indication.
The difference lies in the taste as well as the texture. Cupcakes are made from cake batter and have a sweet taste. Muffins are often lighter, larger, and also somewhat less sweet.
You can certainly use cake batter for cupcakes. Put the batter into cupcake liners. Halve the baking time to 25 minutes at 170 degrees.
Cupcakes without topping are best stored covered outside the refrigerator. This prevents them from drying out. If you have used a topping, do store them in the refrigerator.
You can freeze cupcakes very well. Store them in a freezer bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.
You can make cupcakes up to 3 days in advance. Store them in an airtight container outside the refrigerator. This way, they stay the freshest.
