Sugar Skull Cupcakes

Sugar Skull Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 110g softened butter
• 110g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 110g self-raising flour
• 220g icing sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• Food colouring

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and fill a 12 cupcake tray with cases.
2. Mix together the butter and the sugar until pale and fluffy! Then beat in your 2 eggs.
3. Once all combined sift in your flour and fold into the mixture.
4. Distribute your mixture between cupcake cases and pop into the oven for 15-18 minutes, or until a light golden brown.
5. For the buttercream combine the butter and icing sugar and whisk until lovely and soft! If needed add in a tablespoon of water at a time to bring the mixture together, along with your vanilla extract.
6. Add in some drops of food colouring and give it a final mix until it’s at your desired colour.
7. Once your cupcakes have cooled either spoon on the buttercream on top, or if you’re feeling fancy using a piping bag and icing nozzle!

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