Easy mayonnaise cupcakes

Step by Step

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 190ºC, gas mark 5 and line a cupcake tin with 6 deep muffin cases.

Step 2

Whisk together the flour, caster sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt until lump free and thoroughly combined. In a jug, whisk together the milk, mayonnaise and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones in the bowl, then whisk until smooth.

Step 3

Divide evenly into the prepared cupcake cases (they’ll rise quite a bit so don’t overfill) and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until puffed and slightly golden. A skewer inserted into the centre should come out clean. Remove the cupcakes from the tin and leave to cool completely on a rack before icing.

Step 4

To make the icing, sift the icing sugar into a small bowl and add 1 tbsp water (or use lemon juice to make a lemon icing). Blend until smooth. Add another 1 tbsp water if needed, to create a thick icing that won’t run off the cakes. For an easy way to ice the cakes, hold the base and dip the cake into the bowl of icing. Allow the icing settle for a minute or so, then scatter over your chosen sprinkle toppings.