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Golf Cupcakes

Golf Cupcakes

  Rating 5.0

Prep

15 min

Bake

15 mins

Serves

10-12

Difficulty

Easy
Golf Cupcakes

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These simple and very easy to make cupcakes are made with a vanilla flavoured sponge and decorated with green buttercream and mini golf balls made with marzipan. Fun and unique bake, ideal for Father's Day or for any golf enthusiasts out there!

made using

Pure Cane Caster Sugar

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HOW TO MAKE THIS GOLD CUPCAKES RECIPE

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180 C (160 C fan) and line a 12-hole muffin tin with cupcake liners.

Step 2

Cream the butter and the sugar together for 2-3 minutes until pale and fluffy.

Step 3

Whisk eggs with vanilla in a jug or a mug, and gradually add into the sugar and butter, mixing well after each addition.

Step 4

Sift in the flour and fold into the rest of the ingredients using a spoon or spatula. Add 1 tbsp of milk to thin the batter out a bit. Divide the batter between cupcake cases, filling each no more than half full.

Step 5

Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, or until the cakes are golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool completely.

Step 6

Make the buttercream by beating all the ingredients together. Add enough food colouring to achieve the desired shade of green and transfer it to the piping bag (use the grass nozzle if you have one). Pipe the buttercream on top of the cupcakes.

Step 7

Decorate the cupcakes with small ˜golf balls" made of marzipan and use some decorative toothpicks if you'd like.

Ingredients – 6 items

Serving

1

For the Cupcakes:

Pure Cane Caster Sugar

Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Pure Cane Caster Sugar

110 g
Butter

Butter

Softened and cubed

110 g
Eggs

Large eggs

2
Vanilla

Vanilla

1 tsp
Flour

Self raising flour

110 g
Milk

Milk

1-2 tbsp

For the Buttercream

Butter

Butter

softened

125 g
Fairtrade Cane Icing Sugar

Tate & Lyle Pure Cane Icing Sugar

180 g
Milk

Milk

1 tbsp
Food-colouring-liquid

Green food colouring

3-4 drops
Marzipan

Marzipan

For decoration

30-40 g

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