With the Wimbledon 2017 Tennis Championships starting in just a few days we are already craving strawberries and cream – how about serving them on a delicious cupcake?
Recipe for Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes
Preparation time: 30 minutes (plus cooling)
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Makes approximately 12 cupcakes
Ingredients for cupcakes
175 g (6 oz) self-raising flour
150 g (5 oz) lightly salted butter, softened
150 g (5 oz) caster sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ingredients for decoration
300 g (10 oz) small fresh strawberries
150 ml (1/4 pint) double cream
2 teaspoons caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
To make the cupcakes
- Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celcius (350 degrees fahrenheit), Gas Mark 4
- Prepare your cupcake cases on a baking tray
- Put the self-raising flour, butter, caster sugar, eggs and vanilla extract into a bowl and whisk (or use a food processor) until light and creamy
- Evenly distribute the mixture into the cupcake cases
- Place the tray in the pre-heated oven and bake for 20 minutes or until risen and just firm to the touch
- Cool on a wire rack
To decorate
- Once cooled, scoop out the centre of each cupcake using a knife
- Thinly slice the strawberries
- Whip the cream, sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl until just peaking.
- Spoon the mixture into the centre of each cupcake, flattening slightly
- ArrangeĀ the strawberries on top of the cream
Yum… Enjoy š
The Wimbledon 2017 Championships run fromĀ 3 – 16 July
How to get tickets
Watch Wimbledon 2017 on a big screen:
- The Piazza, Wimbledon
- One New Change, St Paul’s
- St Katharine Docks
- Duke of York Square, Chelsea
- Lewis Cubitt Square, King’s Cross
- Canary Wharf
- New Street Square
- Broadgate, Liverpool Street
- Merchant Square, Paddington
