NC Cupcake Cooking Quest WEEK 1

[Wems]

Week 1 Recipe
VANILLA

Lesley's Vanilla Cupcakes

150gr butter - room temperature
3/4 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 cups SR flour
2 teaspoons lemon juice
dash of vanilla extract (I use 1 vanilla bean)

Pre heat oven to 180 deg

Beat until changed colour OR I do it like this

cream butter and sugar till pale, add eggs 1 at a time (mixing in each one)
add lemon juice and vanilla
add half the flour and milk, mix in, add in the remaining flour and milk mix till pale

Bake
Muffin pans 20 mins
cupcake pans 15 mins
mini pans 10 mins

You don't want them over cooked......just cooked is best (golden not brown )

Lesley's frosting

250gr butter
1kg icing sugar

beat butter until smooth and then add icing sugar (give or take on the amount depends on how sweet you like it) .....beat until smooth and fluffy
You may need to add a few drops of milk if your frosting is a bit stiff.....only add a few drops at a time till you get the desired frosting
This makes enough for about 48 cupcakes but it can be stored in the fridge

OK this is the basic recipe for the week BUT let your imagination go wild with fillings and frosting ideas..........Cupcake recipe is a must but the frosting recipe is optional

You have until Saturday 6th December to post your photos and then the next recipe will be given on Sunday morning the 7th December (first person to post in this thread "I HAVE NEXT WEEKS RECIPE" will be responsible for getting the weeks recipe up first thing Sunday morning )

I will set up a poll sometime on Sunday so we can all vote to to determine the winner for the week

After next week we will be a week in front so will have a winner each week to post a new recipe .

Please join us here for cupcake discussions and recipe and decorating ideas

If we can keep all discussions in THIS thread and in the group and just keep this thread for photos that would be wonderful

OK I think that is it

So let your imagination run wild (for those needing inspiration check out the cupcake links on mine and Lesley's blogs )......I am looking forward to seeing everyone's creations!!!!!

Happy Cupcaking

[~Melissa~]

Sounds great Wems

I'm definitely in but I won't be a contender for the comp. I'm just planning on making them as per the recipe each week

Let the cupcakes begin!!!

[Kizzzah]

owww if i remember too come in here and get the recipe b4 i shop ill give them a go sounds fun.

[milasmum]

Oh i would love to do this...but I doubt I will have time to scratch my beehind this week lol

Next week should be good to go

[MadMel]

OK I made mine Had to bribe the kids to leave me alone though then Ash screamed the whole time I was icing them

Lesleys Vanilla Cupcake recipe with Chocolate butter icing

They taste YUMMO!

Had much better luck with the icing this time knowing it had to be ROOM temp and cos its cold here I left the butter on the table over night This morning it was still coldish so I left it for a while longer, then beat the hell out of it before I added 500g or icing sugar... Thanks for the tips ladies!

[Nadine]

they look great Mel

quick Q - can we do random entries or do we have to enter every week - i think i have too much on my plate to commit to every week

[MadMel]

random is fine I am sure

Can I add

Please join us here for cupcake discussions and recipe and decorating ideas

If we can keep all discussions in THIS thread and in the group and just keep this thread for photos that would be wonderful

[Wems]

they look great Mel

quick Q - can we do random entries or do we have to enter every week - i think i have too much on my plate to commit to every week

Just enter when ever you can Nadine

Cakes look awesome Mel

[ljl211]

what does everyone use to ice with?

[Wems]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Crap

250gr butter - room temperature

has everyones cakes been buttery?????

It is 150grams

OMG I am an idiot ..........so sorry everyone