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Ingredients
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125g butter, softened
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3/4 cup caster sugar
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2 eggs, lightly beaten
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1 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
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1/2 cup milk
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Food colouring (Pink, green and yellow)
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Smarties, jelly beans, snakes, jubes, to decorate
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100s and 1000s, to decorate
Buttercream icing
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125g butter, softened
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1 1/2 cups icing sugar mixture
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1 tablespoon milk
Method
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1Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line a 12-hole, 1/3 cup-capacity muffin pan with paper cases.
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2Using an electric mixer, beat butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in flour and milk to combine.
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3Spoon 1/4 cup mixture into each paper case. Bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of 1 cake comes out clean. Stand cakes in pan for 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
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4Make icing: Using an electric mixer, beat butter in a bowl until pale. Gradually add icing sugar mixture and milk, beating to combine. Divide icing between 3 bowls. Tint each portion a different colour.
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5Place lollies and 100s and 1000s in separate bowls. Let kids spread cupcakes with icing and decorate with lollies.
Source: taste.com.au
