Try These Cupcake Recipes to Sweeten Your Day

By
Ron K
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Raspberry cupcakes
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Cupcakes are always popular, whether with the little ones or fully grown adults! If you’re looking to do some baking but want to keep it relatively light and easy, try one of these cupcake recipes.

Dark Chocolate and Raspberry

Ingredients (to make 12)

  • 1 cup of self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 3/4 cup of caster sugar
  • 3/4 cup of unsalted butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup of freeze-dried raspberries

Instructions

  1. Grease and line a cupcake tray with 12 cupcake cases. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
  3. Sift in the flour and baking powder, fold into a batter.
  4. Crack in the eggs, whisk in well.
  5. Add the chocolate chips and raspberries, stir through.
  6. Pour the batter into the cupcake cases, place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Lemon and Poppyseed

Ingredients (to make 12)

  • 1 cup of self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 3/4 cup of caster sugar
  • 3/4 cup of unsalted butter
  • 2 eggs
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 1/5 cup of poppyseeds

Instructions

  1. Grease and line a cupcake tray with 12 cupcake cases. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
  3. Sift in the flour and baking powder, fold into a batter.
  4. Crack in the eggs, whisk in well.
  5. Add the lemon zest and poppy seeds, stir through.
  6. Pour the batter into the cupcake cases, place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Blueberry and Chia Seed

Ingredients (to make 12)

  • 1 cup of self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 3/4 cup of caster sugar
  • 3/4 cup of unsalted butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup of blueberries
  • 1/4 cup of chia seeds

Instructions

  1. Grease and line a cupcake tray with 12 cupcake cases. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
  3. Sift in the flour and baking powder, fold into a batter.
  4. Crack in the eggs, whisk in well.
  5. Add the blueberries and chia seeds, stir through.
  6. Pour the batter into the cupcake cases, place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Cupcakes are a perfect treat at any time of day, so whip up a batch over the weekend to keep everyone happy during the week.