Patty Cakes (small Vanilla Cupcakes)
Make this baking staple with just a handful of basic ingredients. Whip them up in no time and use them in so many different ways -think Jelly Cakes, Lamingtons, Butterfly Cakes....or top them with your favourite frosting.
Servings: 12
Equipment
- 1 Patty Cake Tin regular cupcake or muffin tin also works
Ingredients
- 125 g unsalted butter room temp
- 112 g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 225 g self raising flour
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Pre heat your oven to 180℃ or 350℉ and line your patty cake/cupcake pan with paper liners (I just use patty pan liners from the supermarket)
- Place the caster sugar and room temperature butter in a large bowl
- Using an electric hand mixer, beat on low speed until it starts to combine, then increase the speed to medium for about 2 minutes
- Add the eggs and vanilla and mix again on low, then medium until well combined. Don't forget to scrape the sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula, to ensure everything mixes in well
- Stop the mixer, then add ⅓ of the self-raising flour, then ⅓ of the milk, mixing on low. Continue adding in thirds until it's almost combined. Stop and finish mixing with you spatula to avoid over mixing the cake batter.
- Use an ice cream scoop to scoop out the batter, popping it into the cupcake liners
- Bake at 180 celsius or 350 fahrenheit for 15-18 minutes, until golden. Check the cakes with a cake skewer, then remove from the oven
- Allow to cool in the tin, before transferring your patty cakes to a cooling rack
- Once cooled, decorate as desired
Notes
- Use a large ice cream scoop to scoop out the cake batter, scraping it along the side of the bowl to get the right amount.
- Avoid over mixing the batter by finishing the mixing off by hand
- We always used these cupcake tins (patty cake tins). They are more shallow than a regular cupcake or muffin tin. If you don't have patty tins, just use the cupcake tin you do have.
- Bake time can vary, just as all ovens can vary. Keep an eye on your Patty Cakes at 15 minutes, to see if they're done.
- top with my Easy Vanilla Bean Glaze and some sprinkles
- can be easily turned into Jelly Cakes and Lamingtons
- decorate with your favourite buttercream, Swiss Meringue Buttercream, Cream Cheese Frosting, or even my Nutella Frosting