The best cupcake recipe!

The best cupcake recipe!

This recipe makes 12 cup cakes.
Batter mixing time: 10 mins  
Baking time per tray of 6 cup cakes: 15-20 mins at 160 degree Centigrade  


Nigella Lawson’s Cup Cake Recipe  


125 gm butter (I use Anchor)
125 gm sugar 
125 gm plain flour (mixed with 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda) 
2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla essence 
2 tbsp milk (I use powdered milk mixed with some water) 
12 cup cake casings 
Optional – raisins, choc chips  


First, cream butter and sugar. Make sure butter is soft so you spend less time creaming it. Once this mixture becomes fluffy and pale yellow, add in eggs, one at a time. Mix well (I use the electric mixer throughout).  


Then add vanilla essence. Add in half the flour. Then add some milk. Put in remaining flour and milk and mix on medium speed till all combined. You can now add raisins or choc chips if you want or you can leave it plain (and make your own butter cream or frosting for the cup cakes).  


Fill cup cake casings about 3/4 with batter each. The batter will be enough for 12 casings. Bake in a 160 degree Centigrade oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until a skewer poked into the cake comes out clean. (Pre-heat oven for 20 minutes before you start mixing your cake batter)