Pixley Berries Valentine Cupcakes

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5 from 3 votes

Sweet berry cupcakes perfect for Valentine's Day

Servings: cupcakes

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time8

Cook Time12

Total Time20

Ingredients

For the Cakes

1 egg - free range please
75 g plain flour - or use self raising and omit the baking powder
50 g sugar
62 g butter - or baking margarine – softened
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 tsp Pixley Berries blackcurrant cordial
Few drops pink food colouring - optional

For the Frosting

If you will be spreading rather than piping your frosting you will need rather less.
75 g butter
250 g icing sugar
1-2 tbs Pixley Berries blackcurrant cordial

Instructions

For the Cakes

Add the eggs, butter, flour, sugar, baking powder & salt to a bowl and beat with a hand whisk until blended. Add the cordial and briefly mix again. The batter should be loose enough to dollop off a spoon.
Line a bun tin with fairy cake cases. Fill each case 2/3 with batter and bake at 190C / GM 5 for about 12 minutes.

For the Frosting

The secret to fluffy buttercream is to beat the butter really well before you add any sugar. I have also recently learnt the hand trick of making butter cream in the food processor to prevent the kitchen being covered in clouds of icing sugar. You can make it with a hand mixer, but will need to add the icing sugar slowly to the butter.
Put the butter in the food processor bowl and process for a minute or so, until soft and fluffy. Pour in the icing sugar and cirdial, put the lid back on and cover with a damp tea towel, and process again. Scrape the sides down adding more cordial or icing sugar if needed and process again.
Decorate your cakes, using sprinkles and lovehearts.

Notes

Both raw cake batter and the frosting freeze well.

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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