Vanilla cupcakes

Recipes / Desserts

These festive cakes are gluten, dairy, egg and nut free, and are great for kids parties or a special treat.

Recipe «Vanilla cupcakes» presented in category Recipes / Desserts, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 3 1/4 cups gluten-free self-raising flour, 2 cups caster sugar, 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder, 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 1/4 tsp salt , 1 1/2 cups gluten-free soy milk, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1 tbsp white vinegar , 2 tsp vanilla extract, 150g Nuttelex margarine spread, 250g pure icing sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 tsp hot water, Pink, blue and green food colouring.

Ingredients:

  • 3 1/4 cups gluten-free self-raising flour 
  • 2 cups caster sugar 
  • 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder 
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 
  • 1/4 tsp salt 
  • 1 1/2 cups gluten-free soy milk 
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil 
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar 
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract 
  • 150g Nuttelex margarine spread 
  • 250g pure icing sugar 
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract 
  • 2 tsp hot water 
  • Pink, blue and green food colouring 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line two 12-hole, 1/3 cup-capacity muffin pans with paper cases.
  2. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in centre. Place soy milk in a jug. Add oil, followed by vinegar. Using a fork, lightly whisk until just combined. Pour mixture into well. Using a wooden spoon, stir twice to combine. Using an electric mixer, beat for 2 minutes. Add vanilla. Beat for 1 minute or until pale and creamy.
  3. Spoon 2 rounded tablespoons mixture into each case. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of 1 cake comes out clean. Stand in pan for 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
  4. Make frosting Using an electric mixer, beat spread and sugar until combined. Add vanilla and water. Beat for 3 minutes or until creamy. Divide mixture between 3 bowls. Tint each with food colouring.
  5. Decorate cake tops with frosting (see note). Serve.