I have always been more of a film girl. I rarely put music on in the background whilst I do work, I usually put a mindless movie on. Between Sky Movies, and the two weeks’ free rentals at Blockbuster, my knowledge of mainstream cinema is becoming almost encyclopedic, though very few I’ve seen recently would I actually recommend (side note – I did really enjoy Friends With Benefits).
Back to the cupcakes, I experimented a bit with the ingredients of these, substituting butter for ‘Trex’. I was a little dubious to begin with, as solidified vegetable oil doesn’t sound all that appealing, but I am now a through and through convert.
Due to the lack of water content you can use 20% less Trex than you would butter, it’s better for you, and as it is pure white and flavour free it is perfect for colouring and flavouring. It even works in icing, which comes out a beautiful bright white.
makes 12
125g self raising flour
125g caster sugar
2 eggs
100g trex
2tsp vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 180C
Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and using an electric whisk blend until combined.
Spoon into cupcake cases, and bake for 15 minutes, or until light brown and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
These are amazing, you are so creative! I’m not sure I could handle that pressure…lol
I nearly cracked (read – ended up slumped on the floor sobbing about my inadequacies) several times, it all came out well in the end though!
You did a fabulous job!! LOVE!! It’s funny, I know every song that was ever sung and I’m always giving Hubs a hard time because he’s so in the dark in that area {it’s kind of our running joke}. And I don’t *really* know every single song, but compared to him I do
Love your site. Happy to be here! xo
Thanks! I’ll definitely have to invest in a proper desk/workstation if I do more intricate icing work, leaning over my kitchen counter for hours nearly killed me! I have to sympathise with your husband, I love listening to music, but both mu knowledge and taste are limited!
Prince themed cupcakes?! Fantastic! I will also say that I’m not SUPER familiar with Prince’s work, but I still think he’s fabulous. And these cupcakes are fantastic!
Thank you! I must admit I have a lot of respect for someone who has worked as hard as he has and become such an international success. It’s inspiring to say the very least!
They are gorgeous!! I hate pressure as well but you definitely held up!
One thing is I would be careful about thinking veg oil is healthier than butter – most new research is actually showing it to be a LOT less healthy (I know!) – but then if you prefer to bake with it, and baking is more your thing than health stuff, obv stick with it!
Thanks, you’re really lovely. I’m not surprised about the veg oil, I was a little dubious myself, being completely honest I hadn’t really looked into the health benefits of trex, I was going on the promotional info on the packet! I generally think if you want something healthy and sweet eat a banana, if you want cake, just eat it in moderation!
I don’t think I would have handled the pressure if I didn’t have the support of my wonderful boyfriend, who took care of all the cleaning tasks so I could concentrate of cutting out the icing!
ah – I didn’t realise, when I first read the post, that thye had to be dairy free!
haha, that is a benefit!
These are absolutely stunning – I am so impressed. In fact – beyond impressed.
As of today – you officially deserve to be crowned a cupcake rockstar.
Thank you! That’s really lovely of you to say! it put a huge smile on my face!
These look absolutely incredible — doesn’t look like it’s your first order
I laughed so loud reading about Prince
BTW, thanks for visiting my blog!!!
Thank you! Hopefully it won’t be my last order!
I had ‘Kiss’ stuck in my head for over a week!
Thanks right back at you! I love your blog your cooking looks gorgeous!