PERFECT CUPCAKES

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Provided by charl91

Time 40m

Yield Makes Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 egg (medium)
120g caster sugar
175ml milk (semi-skimmed or whole)
120ml vegetable oil
230g plain flour
3tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
OR
230g self raising flour
Your quantity of icing will depend on your method of icing.
Tip: I tend to use twice the amount of icing sugar as butter.
A muffin tray
Muffin paper cases

Steps:

Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6 (or a medium temperature). Line your muffin tray with the muffin cases.
Beat the egg in a mixing bowl and mix in the milk and vegetable oil. Add the sugar and whisk until sugar has dissolved.
Sift in the dry ingrediants: flour, baking powder, salt - and mix together until smooth.
NB: If you are adding colouring or flavouring add it now.
TIP: If there are bubbles in your mixture giving it a mousse kind of appearance you will have light fluffy cakes!
Fill the muffin cases TWO THIRDS full. This is important so as not to create small or overflowing mushroom looking cupcakes.
Cook in the middle of the oven for 25 minutes (approx. depending on your oven!).
Leave to cool and then decorate as you wish!