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Vanilla Cupcakes for a Children’s Birthday Party

May 18, 2014 by rachel Leave a Comment

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Happy Sunday! These deliciously simple vanilla cupcakes look great and taste delicious.

I have had a lovely weekend – after a sad few weeks it was great to get out and about with friends and the weather has been amazing. On Saturday morning I set about baking 36 bright vanilla cupcakes for a child’s birthday party. It was lovely to make something so colourful and all before 11am!

This recipe is taken from the Hummingbird Bakery.

[callout title=Ingredients for the sponge:]

  • 120g plain flour
  • 140g caster sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • a pinch of salt
  • 40g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 120ml whole milk
  • 1 egg
  • ¼tsp vanilla extract

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Method:

  • Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F) Gas 3.
  • Put the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a handheld electric whisk) and beat on slow speed until you get a sandy consistency and everything is combined.
  • Gradually pour in half the milk and beat until the milk is just incorporated.
  • Whisk the egg, vanilla extract and remaining milk together in a separate bowl for a few seconds, then pour into the flour mixture and continue beating until just incorporated (scrape any unmixed ingredients from the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula).
  • Continue mixing for a couple more minutes until the mixture is smooth. Do not overmix.
  • Spoon the mixture into the paper cases until two-thirds full and bake in the preheated oven for 20–25 minutes, or until light golden and the sponge bounces back when touched.

[callout title=Ingredients for the frosting:]

  • 250g icing sugar, sifted
  • 80g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 25ml whole milk
  • a couple of drops of vanilla extract
  • Wilton Gel Colouring 

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Method:

  • Beat the icing sugar and butter together in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a handheld electric whisk) on medium-slow speed until the mixture comes together and is well mixed.
  • Turn the mixer down to slow speed. Combine the milk and vanilla extract in a separate bowl, then add to the butter mixture a couple of tablespoons at a time. Once all the milk has been incorporated, turn the mixer up to high speed.
  • Continue beating until the frosting is light and fluffy, at least 5 minutes. The longer the frosting is beaten, the fluffier and lighter it becomes.


To mix the different colours I split the frosting between some bowls. I then added a few drops of Wilton food gel to each bowl and mixed well by hand. I then sprinkled on some edible glitter, stars and hundreds and thousands, but you can add anything you like!

I love the way these look – so bright and cheerful. Perfect for a child’s birthday party!

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Welcome to Sunday Baking! I started this blog at the start of 2013 and it's taken me on a wonderful journey. A lot has changed in the last few years and you will now see more refined sugar free recipes (although don't worry....if you have a sweet tooth I will still be featuring regular sweet stuff too!).
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Happy Baking!
Rachel x

Vanilla Cupcakes for a Children’s Birthday Party

[schema type=”recipe” name=”Vanilla Cupcakes for a Children’s Party” author=”Rachel Howard” pubdate=”2014-05-18″ image=”http://res.cloudinary.com/kieronhoward/image/upload/v1400443611/Vanilla-Cupcakes-4-700_qs0kdk.jpg” description=”A simple vanilla sponge topped with a smooth and creamy vanilla frosting. ” prepmins=”10″ cookmins=”20″ yield=”10″ ] Happy Sunday! These deliciously simple vanilla cupcakes look great and taste delicious. I have had a lovely weekend – after a sad few weeks it was…

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