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Vanilla and rose water butterfly cupcakes

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 12 people (makes 12 cupcakes)
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 100g reduced-fat spread
  • ½ cup (110g) castor sugar
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons rose water
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups gluten-free baking mix (we used Healtheries) with 1 teaspoon baking powder stirred in
  • ¼ cup skim milk
  • 170g extra-light cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon icing sugar
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 160°C. Line 12 x 1/3-cup muffin-tin holes with paper cases.

    2 In a small bowl place spread, castor sugar, 2 teaspoons of the vanilla and rose water. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs to bowl, one at a time, beating between additions. (Mixture will separate at this stage.)

    3 Transfer egg mixture to a large bowl. Stir in half the baking mix then stir in half of the milk. Repeat this process with remaining flour and milk until batter combines. Divide batter among muffin-tin holes and bake for 15 minutes. Leave cooked cupcakes to stand in muffin tin for 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

    4 Place remaining vanilla in a small bowl with cream cheese. Stir to combine. Use a sharp knife to cut a 2cm-deep x 3cm-wide diamond-shaped piece from each cupcake top, leaving a 1.5cm edge. Cut cake tops in half.

    5 Fill holes on cupcake tops with cream-cheese mixture. Arrange cake-top halves in cream cheese to form wings. Dust with icing sugar and serve.

    Variations

    For those who have coeliac disease: Check baking powder and icing sugar are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    Rose waters can vary in strength, so add to taste.

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