Rustic Floral Cupcakes for Weddings
Floral designs gave these cupcakes a natural, romantic look.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
- Electric mixer
- Muffin Tin
- Piping tips
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1.5 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Buttercream
- 1 cup butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or to taste
- As needed food coloring for floral colors
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C. Prepare your muffin tin with liners.
- Combine the dry ingredients for the cupcakes (flour and baking powder) in one bowl. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy in a separate bowl.
- Beat the eggs into the butter mixture one at a time. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the milk to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Fill the cupcake liners about two-thirds full. Bake for 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove the cupcakes from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack.
- For the buttercream, beat the butter until smooth. Gradually add the powdered sugar, mixing on low speed, then increase speed to medium-high.
- Add the milk and vanilla. Beat the buttercream until it is light and fluffy. Divide the frosting and add food coloring as desired.
- Pipe floral designs onto the cooled cupcakes using your chosen piping tips.
Notes
This recipe makes 12 standard cupcakes. For a more rustic look, you can use a simple star tip instead of complex floral tips.
By Clara Bennett, Lead Plate Designer at Recipes by Betty.