Ingredients

Ingredients For the cupcakes

• 100g/3½oz unsalted butter

• 250g/9oz caster or brown sugar

• 50ml/2fl oz sunflower oil

• 25g/1oz arrowroot or cornflour

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 4 medium free-range eggs

• 80ml/2½fl oz milk

• 100ml/3½fl oz double cream

• 300g/10½oz plain flour

• 3 tsp baking powder

For the buttercream

• 300g/10½oz icing sugar

• 25g/1oz liquid glucose

• 50g/1¾oz condensed milk

• 2 tsp vanilla extract or other flavouring

• 200g/7oz unsalted butter, softened

• 100g/3½oz baking margarine, softened

• 200g/7oz icing sugar

• 100ml/3¾fl oz double cream

• few drops food colouring or flavouring

• sugar sprinkles, to decorate

Description

Follow Our Step-by-step Cupcake Recipe Video. Dan Lepard Shows How To Make Basic Cupcakes With A Swirl Of Buttercream.

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