Monte Carlo Cupcakes - Impress Your Friends!

Monte Carlo Cupcakes
If you want something a bit more special than a cupcake, but not too formal, then the middle ground is our delicious Monte Carlo Cupcakes.
Filled with strawberry jam and a rich buttercream icing, one will be enough!
serves
12time needed
prep cookingredients
10difficulty
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Please Note Nutritional information is provided as a guide only and may not be accurate.
NUTRITION INFORMATION | ||
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Qty per 29g serve |
Qty per 100g |
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Energy | 445kJ | 1538kJ |
Protein | 2.42g | 8.37g |
Fat,total | 1.66g | 5.73g |
-saturated | 0.92g | 3.19g |
Carbohydrate | 16.3g | 56.5g |
-sugars | 1.76g | 6.08g |
Dietary Fibre | 0.51g | 1.77g |
Sodium | 273mg | 944mg |
Ingredients
- 2 cups Self Raising Flour
- 2 Eggs
- 3/4 cup Milk
- 1 cup Caster Sugar
- 2 tbsp Butter (room temperature)
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Icing
- 80 grams Butter
- 1 cup Icing Sugar
- 1 Strawberry Jam
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
- Line a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases and set aside.
- Cream the butter and caster sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla essence and then the eggs one at a time and beat.
- Sift in the flour and add the milk and fold until just combined (don't overbeat).
- Spoon the mixture evenly into the 12 patty cases.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
To Make the Monte Carlo Icing:
- Cream together the butter until pale and soft (approximately five minutes).
- Add the sifted icing sugar and beat for a further 3 - 4 minutes or until soft and creamy.
- To finish off the cupcakes, cut the top off the cooled cupcake and spread a layer of strawberry jam and a layer of the butter icing.
- Place the lid back on the cupcake and dust with icing sugar. Serve immediately.