Pretty Patterned Pastel Cupcakes

I was inspired but this months vogue to create some polka-dotted and striped cupcakes.

Ingredients

(makes 12)

for the cupackes

100g self-rasing flour

100g caster sugar

100g margarine

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

for the topping

75g margarine

50g icing sugar

ready rolled royal icing

Food colouring

A little water

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180 C.

Mix together all the ingredients of the cupcakes in a large bowl until smooth.

Spoon into cupcake cases and bake for about 15 mins then allow to cool.

Cut of the raised centre to level the cupcake

While the cupcakes are cooling make the topping:

First mix the margarine and icing sugar to create a butter cream.

Then cut out 12 circular disks from the the icing the size of the top of the cupcakes.

Divide the left over icing into two and use the food colouring colour one half pink and the other purple.

Make little polka dots from the purple and press into 6 of the disks.

Role out the purple icing and cut into strips.

Paint the water on the strips to stick them to the remaining 6 disks.

Finally spread the butter cream over the cupcakes and stick the finished icing disks on top.