Strawberry Cupcakes

Strawberries in itself are delicious, juicy and on the whole love shaped & red, ready to make that special someone feel extra loved on Valentines.

Here is our delicious recipe in time for the big day…..or indeed any day!

Makes 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

Dry
250g self-raising flour
150g caster sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
pinch of sea salt

Wet
200ml plant-based milk
70ml sunflower oil
4 tsp white cider vinegar
2 tsp vanilla extract

12 perfect strawberries for topping

Buttercream ingredients
1/2cup plant-based butter
1 cup icing sugar
4 tbsp plant-based milk
2 tbsp vanilla extract

Method

1. Pre-heat oven to 180C/360F

2. Mix the milk and vinegar together and leave to one side (this will start to curdle, which is what we are looking for in creating a ‘buttermilk’)

3. Mix all the dry ingredients

4. Using a 12 hole cupcake tray, lay out cupcake cases

5. Mix the dry and wet ingredients together until you have a smooth cake batter

6. Pour the batter into each cupcake case evenly and bake for 20 minutes

7. When ready leave to one side to cool down

8. Meanwhile make the buttercream using a handheld mixer, bringing together all the ingredients to form a firm texture. If too dry, add more milk, if too wet, add more icing sugar

9. Once the cake mixture has cooled down, decorate with the buttercream and top with a strawberry on each cupcake.

Alternative
To make chocolate cupcakes simply remove 30g of self-raising flour from the measurements and add 30g cocoa powder.
When making the buttercream, simply add 2 tbsp cocoa powder to make a chocolate buttercream (you may need a little more milk if mixture is too dry).