Finest Vanilla Cupcakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g softened unsalted butter
• 250 g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 185 g self raising flour
• 60 g plain flour
• 185 ml milk
• 250 g chocolate, drops
• 300 ml sour cream
• raspberries, to decorate

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
• 2 grease a 12 hole 125ml muffin tin.
• 3 put butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat until pale and creamy. add eggs, one by one, then add vanilla and beat until well combined.
• 4 sift flours together and fold into butter mixture while slowly adding the milk. stir until almost smooth.
• 5 divide mixture between muffin holes and bake for 20 minutes. remove from the oven and leave in the tin for at least 10 minutes. turn out on rack to cool.
• 6 for the icing, melt the chocolate in a bowl over hot water, stirring until smooth. remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• 7 gently beat in the sour cream until icing is thick and creamy.
• 8 spread icing on the cooled cupcakes and decorate with raspberries.