Fairybread cupcakes

These cupcakes are good for kids parties, baby showers or just as a treat for the little ones. You could colour the cupcakes in any colours you like, i chose pink and green.

Makes:24
Ingredients:

• 200g unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup milk
• Food colouring
• Cream cheese or icing sugar icing.
• hundred and thousands

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced oven. Line muffin or mini-muffin pans with paper cases.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, vanilla and sugar in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition (mixture will separate at this stage). Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Stir in half the flour. Stir in half the milk. Repeat with remaining flour and milk until combined.
3. Place half the mixture in another bowl and add food colouring. Place one tablespoon of blue colouring in the patty cases and top with the other colour, use a skewer to swirl the colours together.
4. Bake for 15-20 mins
5. Once cooled ice the cupcakes and dip in hundreds and thousands.