Caramac Cupcakes

After having made these I realised they are both retro and truly scrumptious. Caramac melts beautifully leaving you with a rich, creamy buttercream on top.
     I finished the look by giving each cake a slice of Caramac at a jaunty angle making them a fun, quirky cupcake for those of us with an extremely sweet tooth!

The Recipe I Used (Makes 12) :

(For The Sponge) 

120g plain flour
140g caster sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
40g butter
120ml semi skimmed milk
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract

(For The Buttercream)

225g butter
125g icing sugar
2 tbsp vanilla essence
225g Caramac 

• I tend to favour the simple approach when cooking my cakes and instead of adding things all at different times, I just pop all the ingredients in together and whisk until I have my preferred consistency. It works fine for me, I'm sure it will for you too.
• Stir all cake mixture in together and pop in the oven at 170ºC (Gas Mark 3) for 20-25 minutes.
• Once cool, melt the Caramac in a bain-marie and add to the rest of your frosting mixture and then simply decorate as required! 

Enjoy, K x