Belles makes and bakes: Jubilee cupcakes

I had so much fun yesterday at the street party. As I said I made some diamond jubilee cakes. Here is the recipie:

Ingredients:
150g (5 1/2oz) unsalted butter, softened.
150g (5 1/2oz) caster sugar.
150g (5 1/2oz) self rasing flour.
3 medium eggs, whisked.
2.5ml (1/2tsp) vanilla extract.
Should make 20 I made 18 because I filled them up quite a lot.

Line 20 papercases in to 2 tins and pre heat the oven to 180 degrees C or 350 degrees F, gas mark 4.

Place butter,sugar, self-raising flour, eggs and vanilla extract in a bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until pale and creamy.

Divide between the paper cases. bake for 15 minutes until golden and just firm. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool.

For the butter cream icing:

Ingredients:

250g icing sugar, sifted.

80g unsalted butter.

25ml whole milk.

A couple of drops of vanilla extract.

Take the icing sugar in to a big bowl then add the butter and cream together.

Then add the milk and vanilla extract and beat together. Then pipe, spread or blob the icing on.

Then decorate however you like. You could use fruit, glitter, sprinkles, sweets any thing you like.