Ingredients

Cupcakes

• 125g self-raising flour
• 125g castor sugar
• 125g soft butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 tablespoon milk
• Cookie cups.

Icing

• 250g soft butter
• 250g icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• Food colouring

Method

Cupcakes

• Pre-heat the oven to 200°C.
• Put all the ingredients except the milk into a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon.
• Add the milk until the batter is of a dropping consistency.
• Divide the dough evenly between 12 cookie cups.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Icing

• Beat ingredients until
  smooth.
• Divide icing into two
  batches.
• Colour one batch red and
  one batch pink.
• Once cooled, ice the
  cupcakes.

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