Plain Cupcake with Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients for the cake

• 2 cups Flour 
• 2 Eggs 
• 1/2 tsp Salt 
• 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence 
• 4 tbsp Butter 
• 2 tsp Baking Powder 
• 1 cup Milk  
• 1 cup Sugar 
• Sprinklers

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Arrange 12 cup cake liners in a cupcake pan.
3. Take a bowl. Whisk egg, butter & sugar well.
4. Add sieved flour & baking powder.
5. Mix well with milk and add vanilla essence & salt.
6. Mix everything thoroughly & fill each cavity to the top.
7. Bake in the middle oven rack for 20 min to 25 min.
8. Insert a tester in the center to check whether the cakes come out clean.
9. Take out from the oven & let it cool for 10 min.
10. Unmold the cupcakes & keep aside

Ingredients for the buttercream frosting

• 1 1/2 cups Confectioner's Sugar  
• 4 tbsp Butter  
• 3 tbsp or more Milk  
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence 
•  Food colour

Directions:

1. In an electric mixer, blend butter an sugar till fluffy.
2. Add milk and vanilla essence. Blend again.
3. Mix in drops of food colour & decorate cupcakes with frosting and sprinklers.

Submitted this recipe to Decorating challenge event hosted by Amy.