Strawberry Cupcakes

I'm not the biggest fan of fruit so what better way to get your 5 (kinda) a day by adding fruit to your cupcakes!



This is how to make my strawberry cupcakes

Cupcakes
100g plain flour
140g caster sugar
1.5tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
40g unsalted butter at room temperature
120ml whole milk
1 egg

Buttercream
600g icing sugar sifted
Drop of pink food colouring
Drop of yellow food colouring
200g unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Handful of strawberries

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F) gas 3

2. Put flour, sugar and baking powder, salt and butter into a mixing bowl. Mix together with a electric whisker or large spoon until smooth

3. Spoon mixture into the 12 cases and cook for 20 mins

4. For the buttercream, mix the butter with the icing sugar and vanilla extracts until a smooth cream has formed. Then add a drop of pink and yellow food colouring, this will make the orange colouring.

5. Use a piping bag and metal nozzle of your choice, pipe the cream onto cooled cupcakes.

6. Cut the strawberries in half and leave on the stalk for added decoration. Place these on the top of each cupcake.


You will find the strawberry juice will soak into the cupcake, creating a nice strawberry flavour. Don't worry the cupcakes do not go soaky!

If you would like extra strawberryness (If thats a word) place chopped up strawberries into the cupcake mix. Yummy!

Lots of love from the strawberry fanatic xx

Not Good at Making Cupcake Sponge or Want a Quick Fix?

Do you find your cupcakes sponge never turns out how you want it to? or would prefer to make the sponge quickly and get on with the decorating?? Well look no further... Take a trip down the supermarket and purchase some basic cake mix.

Not only is there some great cake mixes out there, you can also find really good and tasty (which is important) cupcake mixes.

When im feeling lazy I buy this mix



I find you can't go wrong and the best bit is that it takes no time at all to make. I must say my favourite bit is decorating the cupcakes so this really is my way forward when im feeling lazy!

Obviously I would not recommend this if you are making a big batch as it can work out very expensive but if your looking to make around 12 cakes then this couldnt be better PLUS you get the buttercream with the pack which is an added bonus.

Don't feel like you have to use the cupcake cases provided or use the same design they use on the front packageing for the buttercream. Mix things up abit as the instructions on the packs are only used as a guidance. Thats what makes it more fun right?

Lots of Daisyland love xxx

Pink Glitter Cupcakes

I must be one of the girlest girls around. I love anything pink or glittery. That's why I have made these cupcakes for all the girly girls out there!



To make 12 Pink Glitter Cupcakes you will need

Cupcakes
100g plain flour
140g caster sugar
1.5tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
40g unsalted butter at room temperature
120ml whole milk
1 egg

Buttercream
600g icing sugar sifted
200g unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Teaspoon of pink edible glitter


Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F) gas 3

2. Put flour, sugar and baking powder, salt and butter into a mixing bowl. Mix together with a electric whisker or large spoon until smooth

3. Spoon mixture into the 12 cases and cook for 20 mins

4. For the buttercream, mix the butter with the icing sugar and vanilla extracts until a smooth cream has formed. Then mix in the pink glitter

5. Use a piping bag and metal nozzle of your choice, pipe the cream onto cooled cupcakes.

6. Sprinkle pink glitter on the top to finish off the cupcakes


OR to glam them up even more why not try posh pearls




I would love to know your thoughts on these cupcakes.

Lots of love the Cupcake Fairy xx

Amazing Cupcake Cases

I LOVE all the different cupcake cases you can buy. I could sit there all day buying different styles, it seems such a shame that they get thrown away! I also find they are quite expensive for only a dozen or two. They range from £3 to £10 depending on the style, I just wish I could buy them all!



Here are some of my favourites



I also found this one amazing! I reckon this could be reused.


I defiantly think I will be stocking up my cupboard with colourful cupcake cases. I may even attempt to make my own!

Lots of love from Daisyland Cupcakes xx

I am about to tell you have to make my fabulous Oero Cupcake recipe although I must warn you that this recipe may result in a large sugar rush and a visit to the dentist!

These are my yummy Oero Cupcakes




To make 12 Oero Cupcakes you will need

Cupcakes
1 pack of Oeros
100g plain flour
20g cocoa powder
140g caster sugar
1.5tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
40g unsalted butter at room temperature
120ml whole milk
1 egg

Buttercream
600g icing sugar sifted
200g unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons finely crushed oreos


Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F) gas 3

2. Put flour, cocoa, sugar and baking powder, salt and butter into a mixing bowl. Mix together with a electric whisker or large spoon

3. Twist the Oeros and place the half with cream on biscuit side down into the cupcake cases. Leave the Top half to one side

4. Spoon mixture into the 12 cases and cook for 20 minutes

5. For the buttercream, mix the butter with the icing sugar and vaniela extracts until a smooth cream has formed. Then mix in the crushed oeros

6. Use a piping bag and metal nozzle of your choice to pipe the cream onto cooled cupcakes.

7. Break the left over oero tops in half. Place these in the top of the buttercream.


When bitten into they look like this




Turn them over and the base looks like this




Try them out!