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Jubilee Cupcakes

These easy and delicious vanilla cupcakes are made with a fresh raspberry buttercream and topped with patriotic red, white and blue sweets and sprinkles! Perfect for a Platinum Jubilee Street Party.

Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 12
Course: Dessert , Snacks
Cuisine: British

Ingredients

  • 125 grams / 4½oz unsalted butter softened
  • 125 grams / 4½oz castor sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 125 grams / 4½ oz self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 Pinch salt
For the Raspberry Buttercream:
  • 55 grams / 2 oz Unsalted butter softened
  • 190 grams / 6,5 oz Icing sugar
  • 67 grams raspberries, fresh or frozen sieved (giving 40 ml puree)
  • Decoratons:
  • Jelly bean sweets pick out the red and white jelly beans
  • Smarties (sugar coated chocolate buttons) pick out the blue and red Smarties
  • red, white & blue cake sprinkles

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Line a 12 bun tray or shallow muffin tray with paper cupcake cases.
  3. Put all the cake ingredients except the milk in a food processor or stand mixer, adding a pinch of salt, and blitz/mix on a high speed until thoroughly mixed. (Don't over mix).
  4. Then pour in 2 tablespoons milk and process again till you have a smooth, flowing cake batter.
  5. Using a spoon and a rubber spatula, divide the batter equally between the paper cases.
  6. Bake for 18 – 20 minutes until they spring back to the touch.
  7. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack.
  8. To make the raspberry buttercream put the butter, icing sugar and raspberry puree into a bowl and mix well with a fork until smooth.
  9. Once the cakes are cooled spoon on a generous amount of buttercream and swirl with the back of a spoon to distribute evenly.
  10. Now for the fun bit, let you imagination go wild and decorate the cakes any way you wish with the sweets and sprinkles.

Notes

  • If using frozen raspberries thaw first or defrost in microwave for a minute.