Jackie's marvelous microwave cupcakes
Ingredients
Cakes:
- Paper cupcake cases
- 175g soft butter or margarine
- Red and blue food coloring
- 175g caster sugar
- 3 eggs size 3 (medium)
- 175g self raising flour
- A pinch of salt
- Milk for mixing
Topping:
- Icing sugar — measurements to desired consistency suggest range of amount, e.g. 2 – 4 oz
- Food coloring
- A little butter
- Little sweets for decoration
Why not add some of these:
- 7g currants
- 75g chopped nuts
- 75g chocolate chips
- 75g chopped cherries
- 75g sultanas, grated
- Lemon rind or grated orange rind
Method
Cream the butter while gently melting it together with the sugar in a pan until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
Sift flour and salt. Add any of the optional ingredients now. Fold gently into creamed mixture.
Mix in enough milk to form a soft dropping consistency. Divide mixture into 2 or 3 portions and add few drops of food coloring to different batches.
Place spoonfuls of mixture into double thickness paper cases, filling no more than ⅔ full.
Cook in microwave on high for 1 – 1 ½ minutes in batches of 6 at a time.
To make icing, sieve some icing sugar and add a little water, soft margarine or butter and mix until smooth and spreadable.
Divide into 2 or 3 portions and add a few drops of food coloring to different portions. When cupcakes are cooled, spread icing over tops and decorate with sweets.
Use your imagination to personalise and spice up your cupcakes for whatever occasion.
