Cupcakes (Plain)
Cupcakes are small individual cakes baked in cases. This recipe is for very simple, plain cakes.
Ingredients
- 100 g self-raising flour
- 100 g caster sugar
- 100 g margarine
- 2 ea. (100 g) eggs
- Icing sugar (optional)
Ingredients for 5 servings (400 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Preheat an oven to .
Oven - 2
Place 15 cupcake cases on a baking tray, or in a muffin/cupcake pan if you have one.
Oven - 3
Place flour, sugar, margarine and eggs into a mixing bowl. Use a electric mixer to mix the ingredients together for 1 minute.
Mixer - 4
Use a spoon and knife to evenly dollop the batter into the cases.
- 5
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the cakes are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Oven - 6
When completed remove from oven and leave to cool.
Oven - 7
Decorate with icing sugar if desired.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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