CUPCAKES AT WEDDING RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Whisk together cake flour, cocoa, and salt.
• With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whisk together sugar and oil until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Mix in food color and vanilla.
• Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of buttermilk, and whisking well after each. Stir together the baking soda and vinegar in a small bowl (it will foam); add mixture to the batter, and mix on medium speed 10 seconds.
• Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three-quarters full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing cupcakes. Cupcakes can be stored overnight at room temperature, or frozen up to 2 months, in airtight containers.
• To finish, use a small offset spatula to spread cupcakes with frosting.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Line a 12-hole cupcake tin with 12 paper cases.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar using an electric mixer until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until each egg is completely incorporated before adding the next. Add a tablespoon of flour if the mixture curdles. Stir in the lemon zest.
• Fold in the flour using a large metal spoon until no traces of it are visible. Gently fold in the lemon juice and milk to loosen the mixture.
• Spoon the mixture into the paper cases, about 55g/2oz per case. Bake for 25 minutes, or until the cakes spring back when the centres are pressed gently with a finger. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the buttercream icing, sift half the icing sugar into a bowl. Add the softened butter and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the remaining icing sugar, then the lemon zest and juice and milk. Using a palette knife or spatula, spread about a tablespoon of icing onto each cake.