Go to Purple Heart in Brighton and buy some of the larger sized cupcake cases (the little Dr Oetker ones are too small). Then you need the following for basic cakes:
180g Plain Flour 150g Sugar 150g Butter/margerine 1 tsp Baking powder 3 eggs (depending on size) Flavourings, such as vanilla essence.
Mix the dry goods with the butter and add one egg at the time, whisking it in until it's reasonably thick but smooth (not too runny, enough that it will heap just a little on the spoon).
To make the coloured cakes just separate into bowls and add the food colourings of your choice. These cakes ended up being six teaspoons (one of each colour) per cake and made ten. Ordinarily, this could make a dozen cakes, easily.
Bake for 17-20 mins at about 180 degrees or until brown on top and cooked through (use a skewer or slim knife - if it comes out clean it's cooked).
Leave to cool on a rack and then decorate. Ta daa!
Seriously, thankyou MUCHLY I'm so going to try those this weekend when my sis brings her new boyf home - I can astound them with awesome *coughstolencough* baking skills!!!!! :D
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on 2010-08-31 12:22 pm (UTC)180g Plain Flour
150g Sugar
150g Butter/margerine
1 tsp Baking powder
3 eggs (depending on size)
Flavourings, such as vanilla essence.
Mix the dry goods with the butter and add one egg at the time, whisking it in until it's reasonably thick but smooth (not too runny, enough that it will heap just a little on the spoon).
To make the coloured cakes just separate into bowls and add the food colourings of your choice. These cakes ended up being six teaspoons (one of each colour) per cake and made ten. Ordinarily, this could make a dozen cakes, easily.
Bake for 17-20 mins at about 180 degrees or until brown on top and cooked through (use a skewer or slim knife - if it comes out clean it's cooked).
Leave to cool on a rack and then decorate. Ta daa!
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on 2010-08-31 03:18 pm (UTC)YES CAPS ARE NECESSARY!
Seriously, thankyou MUCHLY I'm so going to try those this weekend when my sis brings her new boyf home - I can astound them with awesome *coughstolencough* baking skills!!!!! :D