Have you been touched by the buzz??

Light airy sponge wearing its own paper wrapper, beautifully adorned with a crowning glory of soft, morish, comforting vanilla buttercream. It's got that childish excitement of unwrapping a gift, that feeling of this is personal, it's for me, Only me, thats exactly what a cupcake does!

Cake, I love it. But for some reason, or maybe due to the surge of cupcakes on programmes and in shop windows, sold and bought, I lost interest in them, that sparkle....until today!

I had a few friends coming for tea and wondered what I was planning to serve with a good cuppa (I'm sure you know the feeling), and thought I'd give them (the cupcakes) a chance. Good vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream. Simple. My only dread was dry tasteless cake and a heavy buttercream. But it turned out better than I had expected. 

The secret..it's in the batter and how quickly it's baked. Most people bake the cakes in the middle shelf. I bake them on the top..why? It's so they don't dry out but beware, they bake super quick and can colour really fast too. As for the batter, make sure it's not too dry. I use the normal 4oz of everything but also add  about 2-3 tbsp of milk to loosen it up. It does the trick! No more dry cardboard sponge, I promise you. 

I added a little drop of jam in the centres for a tasty tangy surprise...

All I can say, give these little pleasures a go. Yummm...