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17 August 2020
valentines pink velvet cupcakes
Looking for a simple Valentine's Day baking recipe? These pink velvet cupcakes are a delicious alternative from your classic vanilla cupcake recipes. They are a great choice for a Valentine's Day cupcake idea, why not give them a go and treat that special someone?
Makes approx 18 cupcakes. Bake at 175ºC for 20 mins.
Method
Sieve together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a bowl.
In another large bowl, cream together the margarine and caster sugar until light and fluffy. Add pink colouring to the mixture until you have quite a depth of colour (approx ¼ to ½ teaspoon).
Add the beaten eggs a little at a time to the creamed margarine and sugar, adding a small amount of the flour mixture if necessary to prevent curdling.
Stir in a teaspoon of vanilla flavouring.
Beat in half the buttermilk and half the flour mixture to the creamed margarine and sugar. Once combined, add the remaining buttermilk and flour mixture. Mix well again to completely combine the finished cake batter mixture to achieve even texture and colour.
Divide the cake mixture into the cupcake cases in a cupcake tin so each case is about ⅔ full to help prevent overflowing when baking.
Bake at 175 degrees for about 20 minutes.
Once your cupcakes are baked and cooling, get creative with the decorating!
We rolled out modelling paste and spelled out 'LOVE' using cutters and added various heart shapes too. Leave modelling paste to dry out a little before adding to the iced cupcakes.
To ice the cupcakes, we filled a piping bag fitted with 1M nozzle with ready made frosting. You can always make your own buttercream, and add colour or flavour if you wish. Pipe swirls onto cakes around centre.
You could always spell out your loved one's name, or just use sprinkles and heart shapes to decorate individual cupcakes. There's no firm rules, just bake with love!
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