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Giant Cupcake

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Quick and easy

1 Reviews

Total Time
1h 20m
Prep Time
20m
Bake Time
1h
Serves 10
Serves 10
easy
Easy

About the bake

Why settle for small cupcakes when you could bake a giant super-sized one! Really simple to make, this giant cupcake is the perfect showstopper to impress your friends and family.

9 ingredients4 steps
  • Nut Free
  • Vegetarian

Method

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F, gas mark  3). Cream the butter and sugar and gradually mix in the eggs.

    Ingredients for this step

    • 340gUnsalted butter (softened)
    • 340gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
    • 6Free range large eggs
  2. Step 2

    Sieve in the flour and baking powder and mix well.

    Ingredients for this step

    • 340gAllinson's Self Raising Flour
    • 2 tspBaking powder
  3. Step 3

    Place in the oven and bake for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.

  4. Step 4

    To make the buttercream, mix in the required amount of colour to the butter. Gradually add icing sugar and mix together. Pipe onto the cooled cake and decorate with sprinkles and a ribbon.

    Ingredients for this step

    • 150gUnsalted butter (softened)
    • 500gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar
    • A handfulSprinkle decorations

Ingredients

  • For the Cupcake

    • 340gUnsalted butter (softened) 
    • 340gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar 
    • 340gAllinson's Self Raising Flour 
    • 2 tspBaking powder 
    • 6Free range large eggs 
  • For the Buttercream

    • 150gUnsalted butter (softened) 
    • 500gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar 
    • 1/2 tspPink food colouring gel 
  • For the Decoration

    • A handfulSprinkle decorations 

Utensils

  • Giant cupcake mould/baking tin
  • Piping bag
  • Large star nozzle

Nutritional information per 173g serving

  • Energy 866cal
  • Fat 44g
  • of which Saturates 26g
  • Carbohydrates 109g
  • of which Sugars 84g
  • Protein 8.2g
  • Salt 0.69g

1 Baker Ratings

Very good recipe, very much would recommend this.

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