Pink Vanilla and Rose Cupakes

I love these because they're so pretty!

Ingredients

(makes 6)

For the cupcakes:

50g self-rasing flour

50g caster sugar

50g margarine

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste

1 egg

a few drops of red food colouring

For the rose butter-cream topping:

200g unsalted butter

50g icing sugar

1 1/2 tsp rose essence

a few drops of red food colouring

6 sugared rose petals

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180 C

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

Spoon the cupcake mix into cupcake cases

Bake for about 15 mins then allow to cool.

While the cupcakes are cooling make the topping

Cream the butter and icing sugar in a large bowl

Whip in rose essence and food colouring

Pipe the butter-cream topping onto the cooled cupcakes.

Decorate each cupcake with a sugared rose petal