Sour cream cupcakes

Hello fellow drawers and bakers

P.S when you see * please scroll down to see the important notice about the cupcakes

Another fantastic baking recipe

Just ready for school :D

What you need :

- 120 G of Unsalted Butter

- 1 cup of sugar

- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

- 2 large eggs

- 1 1/2 of all purpose flour

- 1 1/2 of baking powder

- pinch of salt

- 1/2 cup of sour cream

For the icing (chocolate butter cream) :

- 120G of unsalted butter (soften)

- 2 cups of caster sugar

- 2 tablespoons of milk

- pinch of salt

- Cocoa powder (unsweetened)

Steps :

1. Preheat your oven to 180 Celsius and line your cupcake tray with paper liners

2. In a bowl, mix the butter and the sugar until they become fluffy and smooth, then add the vanilla extract. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well before adding the next egg

3. With a separate bowl, sift the  flour, baking powder and salt together 

4. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture gradually alternate with the sour cream and beating on low speed until blended, Do not over mix !

5. Spoon the batter into the paper linings, about 2/3 full

6. Bake for about 20 minutes, once finish baking, place the cupcakes somewhere to cool

Once the cupcakes have cooled, you can start making the icing 

1. In a bow, mix the butter and one cup of caster sugar until smooth and fluffy

2. Add the other cup of caster sugar, beat that intill smooth and fluffy, then add in the *milk, salt and vanilla then beat until creamy

3. Frost your cupcakes

*For the chocolate part 

Dissolve 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder in 2 tablespoons of boiling water, let the coco dissolve and cool. Once the coco has cooled blend it in with the milk in step two 

Lots of love, Matt xoxo