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Gluten Free Cupcakes

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Quick and easy

51 Reviews

Total Time
40m
Prep Time
20m
Bake Time
20m
Serves 12
Serves 12
easy
Easy

About the bake

Wonderfully easy to bake, our gluten free cupcake recipe can be adapted to create a range of great tasting treats. Try adding chocolate chips, flavoured icing or toppings with delicious buttercream.

7 ingredients5 steps
  • Gluten Free

Method

  1. Step 1

    Preheat your oven to 180° (160°C fan, gas mark 4). Line a cupcake tray with 12 paper cupcake cases.

  2. Step 2

    Cream the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs, one at a time.

  3. Step 3

    Add the flour and mix lightly until well combined and then divide the mixture between the cupcake cases.

  4. Step 4

    Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and just firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

  5. Step 5

    To make the buttercream, beat together the butter and icing sugar in an electric mixer, until smooth. Add a few drops of vanilla extract for flavour, and a splash of milk if needed to loosen the icing. Fill a piping bag, fitted with a star nozzle with your buttercream and pipe onto your cupcakes to finish.

Ingredients

  • For the Cupcakes

    • 150gUnsalted butter (softened) 
    • 150gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar 
    • 150gGluten free self-raising flour 
    • 3Large free range egg(s) 
  • For the Buttercream

    • 50gUnsalted butter (softened) 
    • 200gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar 
    • 1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract 

Utensils

  • 12 hole cupcake tray
  • 12 cupcake cases
  • Wooden spoon
  • Electric mixer
  • Mixing bowl
  • Wire cooling rack
  • Piping bag
  • Star nozzle

Nutritional information per 65g serving

  • Energy 306cal
  • Fat 15g
  • of which Saturates 9.1g
  • Carbohydrates 38g
  • of which Sugars 29g
  • Protein 3.2g
  • Salt 0.18g

51 Baker Ratings

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i added 1.5 teaspoons of vanilla extract to the cupcake batter.

my family loved it and i am making again for an engagement brunch 🧁🧁

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