Strawberry and Marshmellow baby cupcakes

I thought I'd start to document my recipes. I one of those people who trawl through the internet finding interesting recipes to try, make it once or twice then find the next treat that catches my eye. However, every now and then I want to go bake and make that great cake or sweet treat and can never remember the ingredients....

So, here I am documenting the recipes. I don't claim any of them on my own - I'm not that great of a baker - so I will put on credit, where credit it due!

To the baking....

The recipe of the week is from the latest Food magazine...it looked quite easy and delicious. I have made my cupcakes minis, great for the school lunch boxes.

Strawberry and Marshmellow Baby Cupcakes

Makes about 36 mini cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes 

1 1/2 cups of self-raising flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
125 grms melted butter
3/4 diced strawberries
1/2 mini marshmellows

1. Preheat over to 180 degrees (I have a fan-forced over so turned it down to 160 degrees)
2. In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, vanilla essence, eggs, milk and butter with an electric beater. Beat on low speed for 1 minute, then increase to high speed for another 2 minutes until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
3. Fold in the strawbs and marshmellow and spoon mixture into cupcake papers
4. Bake for 12-18 minutes until they are puffed and golden.

Frosting

100grms of butter
1-1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1-2 drops of pink/red food colouring

1. Beat the butter and icing sugar together until pale and fluffy
2. Mix in the food colouring, 1 drop at a time until you are happy with the colour
3. Pop the frosting into the fridge until it is firm
4. Spoon or pipe the frosting onto your cooled cupcakes.

Eat your cupcakes!!!! Yum, yum.