Cupcakes de Strawberry

This easy cupcake recipe using strawberry milkshake powder to create these scrumptious cupcakes. Simply use milkshake powder for equally delicious cupcakes. 

INGREDIENTS:

For the cupcakes:
50 g milkshake powder
75 g margarine
200 g plain flour
225 g caster sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
200 ml semi skimmed milk
3 medium eggs

For the frosting:
50 g strawberry milkshake powder
75 g butter
225 g icing sugar, sifted
25 ml semi skimmed milk
plus a little for decoration

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 170C or Gas Mark 4, and add cupcakes liners to your cupcake tins, mix the margarine, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together until they form a crumb like consistency (use electric mixer).

2. In a jug measure out the milk, then add the eggs and milkshake powder to the jug and beat together until smooth. Gradually add the milk etc to the crumb mixture and mix until the batter is smooth, Spoon the batter into the cupcake cases filling them two thirds full, bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until the sponge bounces back and is springy to touch, Leave to cool slightly in the tin, then transfer the cupcakes onto a wire rack to cool completely.

3. Meanwhile, make the strawberry milkshake frosting; in a jug measure out the milk and stir in the milkshake powder. Place the sieved icing sugar, butter and milk mixture into a bowl and beat until light and fluffy, spoon generous amounts of strawberry frosting onto each cupcake, then gently smooth over with a knife. Finally sprinkle with a little strawberry milkshake powder.