Dessert Recipe Baby shower cupcakes

Dessert Recipe Baby shower cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 2 x 340g packets golden buttercake mix or 2 quantities Homemade buttercake (see related recipe)


• 2 tablespoons lilac sugar pearl cachous


• 24 mixed baby icing cake toppers

Buttercream icing

• 250g butter, softened


• 3 cups icing sugar mixture


• 2 tablespoons milk


• Blue, pink and yellow food colourings

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line two 12-hole, 1/3 cup-capacity muffin pans with paper cases.


2. Prepare packet cakes following packet directions, or homemade cakes (see related recipe). Spoon 1/4 cup mixture into each paper case. Bake for 25 minutes or until cooked through. Stand cakes in pans for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.


3. Make icing: Using an electric mixer, beat butter in a bowl until pale. Gradually add icing sugar mixture and milk, beating constantly until combined.


4. Divide icing between 3 bowls. Tint 1 portion pale blue, 1 portion pale pink and remaining portion pale yellow with food colourings. Spread cake tops with icing. Decorate with cachous and cake toppers. Serve.