CHRISTMAS STAR CUPCAKES

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CHRISTMAS STAR CUPCAKES
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These are some cupcakes decorated for Christmas with stars. I am collecting different shaped cutters so if I need to I can make a lot of a similar design. I made some icing and added green food colouring. I then rolled out some white icing and used my Star cutter to create the shapes. I then used writing icing to decorate and added the shiny balls. Not bad to start with but could develop this idea of decoration in lots more ways. I liked the reindeer cupcakes so I could now combine the cupcake recipe ideas for those with the cut out shapes and more colour ways. I could also think about making the stars look three dimensional.

For the cupcake recipe I used the basic cupcake recipe but I added sultanas that had been soaked in Port. I could also have added sultanas or raisins soaked overnight in whisky, brandy and cherry brandy. It would also be good to add some spices to the cupcake mixture such as ground ginger, ground cloves, grated nutmeg and ground cinnamon. One teaspoon could be added with the sieved flour.

Next post to feature cupcake recipes for Cranberry Cupcakes and Chocolate Orange Cupcakes for Christmas with more ideas on how to decorate cupcakes.

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup--6oz--175gm butter or margarine

3/4 cup--6oz--175gm castor sugar

1 1/2 cups--6oz--175gm self-raising flour

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

3 eggs

1 tablespoon of warm water

METHOD

Cream butter or margarine with the castor sugar in a large bowl. Add the vanilla extract. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Sift in the flour. Fold in. Add the water. Place the mixture in individual cupcake cases in a baking tray. Cook at gas 5--190C--375F for 12 t0 15 minutes.