Vanilla Syrup Cupcakes with Buttercream Icing

Cupcakes just make everyone's day. These cupcakes have a delicious texture with a vanilla syrup soaked into the cake! 

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Ingredients;

For the cake

• 200g Unsalted butter
• 200g Caster sugar
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 4 Large Eggs
• Pinch of salt
• 200g Plain flour
• 2 tsp Baking powder
• 2 tsp Semi-skimmed milk

For the syrup

• 200ml Water
• 100g Caster sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract

For the icing

• 170g Unsalted butter
• 370g Icing sugar
• Small pinch of salt
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• Pink food colouring (or your desired colour)
• Pink sprinkles and flowers to decorate (optional)

Method;

• Preheat the oven to 160°C. Line a muffin tin with large cupcake cases.
• Whisk the softened butter and caster sugar. Cream together until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla, and gradually add the eggs whilst mixing. Mix until evenly combined
• Add the flour, baking powder, salt and milk. Fold ingredients together gently until mixed
• Spoon in the batter between each case evenly
• Bake in the oven for 25 minutes until a beautiful golden brown and a skewer comes out clean from the cake.
• While the Cupcakes are baking, prepare the syrup. Add the ingredients to the pan over a low heat and gently stir until completely combined. Then turn up the heat and boil for one minute. Immediately take the pan off the heat.
• As soon as the cupcakes come out of the oven, poke holes in them using a skewer and drizzle the syrup into the cupcakes. Use a brush to brush the syrup evenly over the top of each cupcake.
• Leave the cakes to completely cool.
• Once cool, prepare the buttercream icing. Add the softened butter, vanilla, and icing sugar to a bowl and beat until pale and fluffy, this may take around 5 minutes. Add the food colouring and stir through the mixture. 
• Using a spatula or piping bag, frost the cupcakes and decorate!

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