Jubilee Cupcakes

Red, blue and white cupcakes for Queen's Diamond Jubilee



For the cupcakes

120g plain flour
140 g caster sugar
40 g unsalted butter
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
120 ml full fat milk
1 egg
This makes enough batter for about 10.

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and butter in a food processor, pulse until sandy.

Add half the milk and vanilla bean paste, blend, beat egg with rest of the milk, add to mix and blend until smooth.

Divide between 10 muffin cases.

Add 2 blueberries to each case.

Bake @ 170 for 20 mins.

Cool for 5 mins in the tin.

Then transfer to a wire rack.

For the icing

500 g icing sugar
125 g butter softened
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
3 tbsp milk
Beat together in free standing whisk for 10 minutes.

Decorate with red, blue and white as wished.