Cupcakes with Frosting and Sprinkles

Dan Lepard demonstrates how to bake basic cupcakes topped with a smooth, fluffy buttercream swirl and colorful sugar sprinkles.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 657.7 kcals 7892.4 kcals
Carbohydrates 69.5 grams 834 grams
Fat 40.2 grams 482.4 grams
Protein 5.4 grams 64.2 grams
Cook Time
25 mins
Produces
12 cupcakes
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
250
g
Caster Sugar
or brown sugar
25
g
Arrowroot
or cornflour
500
g
Icing Sugar
split into 300g and 200g portions
2
tsp
Vanilla Extract
for buttercream, or other flavoring
1
piece
Sugar Sprinkles
to decorate
Dairy
100
g
4
piece
Free-Range Eggs
medium size
80
ml
100
ml
200
g
Unsalted Butter
softened, for buttercream
100
g
100
ml
Double Cream
for buttercream
GrainsCereals
OilsFats
Other
1
piece
Food Colouring
few drops, optional

Steps

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a muffin tin with paper cases.
  • Melt the butter in a pan and beat with sugar, oil, arrowroot, and vanilla.
  • Whisk in the eggs, milk, and cream until the mixture is combined.
  • Sift and beat the flour and baking powder into the mixture in batches.
  • Spoon the batter into cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until springy.
  • Mix icing sugar, glucose, condensed milk, flavoring, and butter until smooth.
  • Beat in the baking margarine until the consistency is light.
  • Dissolve icing sugar into the cream and add optional food coloring.
  • Gradually beat the cream mixture into the butter mixture until fluffy.
  • Pipe the icing onto cooled cupcakes starting from the edge in a spiral.
  • Finish with a quick upward pull at the center and add sugar sprinkles.