Spring Lamb Cupcakes
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The preparation time for this delicious recipe is 15-18 minutes, and the total time required is 40 minutes. The recipe serves roughly 12 people. Here are the ingredients you will need:
– 150g softened butter
– 150g caster sugar
– 150g self-raising flour
– Three large free-range eggs
– 2 tbsp milk
– ½ tsp vanilla extract
– 150g black sugar paste (for decoration)
– 15g white sugar paste (for decoration)
– 100-120g white mini marshmallows (for decoration)
– 50g softened butter (for buttercream frosting)
– 100g icing sugar (for buttercream frosting)
– A few drops of vanilla extract (for buttercream frosting)
Preheat the oven to 190:
- Preheat fan/gas 5 to prepare the cupcakes.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter, caster sugar, self-raising flour, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Divide the mixture into cupcake cases in a tin and bake for 15-18 minutes or until the cakes have risen and spring back when lightly pressed.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
To decorate the cupcakes:
- Take a small piece of black sugar paste (about 10g) and knead it to soften.
- Shape it into an oval, slightly flatten it, and make one end narrower than the other to create the forehead and chin.
- Set aside.
- Knead and flatten two smaller pieces of black sugar paste into ovals for the ears.
- Press them onto either side of the broader part of the head.
- Create eyes by making two small balls of white sugar paste and pressing them onto the head, slightly flattening them.
- Add two tiny balls of black sugar paste onto the eyes.
- Optionally, create a small flattened cone shape from black sugar paste for a tail.
- Mix the softened butter, icing sugar, vanilla extract, and 1 tbsp boiling water in a large bowl to make the buttercream frosting. Beat until smooth, light, and fluffy. Spread buttercream over the top of each cake, place a head on each cake, and press white mini marshmallows all over the top. Add the tail if desired. Your cupcakes are now ready to serve and enjoy!
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