Cupcakes (Plain)

Cupcakes are small individual cakes baked in cases. This recipe is for very simple, plain cakes.

Ingredients

• 100 g self-raising flour
• 100 g caster sugar
• 100 g margarine
• 2 ea. (100 g) eggs
• Icing sugar (optional)

Steps

1. Preheat an oven to.
2. Place 15 cupcake cases on a baking tray, or in a muffin/cupcake pan if you have one.
3. Place flour, sugar, margarine and eggs into a mixing bowl. Use a electric mixer to mix the ingredients together for 1 minute.
4. Use a spoon and knife to evenly dollop the batter into the cases.
5. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the cakes are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. When completed remove from oven and leave to cool.
7. Decorate with icing sugar if desired.

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Adapted from “Cupcakes (Plain)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.