I have had this recipe for years sitting on my computer and I always share it with my customers when they ask me for a Thermomix cupcake recipe. After another request I realised that I hadn’t actually posted it on this blog….I think I was waiting until I remembered to take a photo before posting! With my memory that may never happen (!!) so I thought I would post the recipe now so I could share it with everyone and I can always pop a photo on later (or if you make them feel free to share your photos lol!!). I hope you enjoy these cupcakes as much as we do in this family. You can of course vary this recipe as much as you want…we often add raspberries and white chocolate…just don’t forgot to press the Reverse button when mixing in your additions!
Ingredients:
225 g butter
225 g caster sugar (made in TM)
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
4 eggs (large)
225 g self-raising flour
80 g milk
Method:
* Preheat oven to 180. Arrange cupcake cases on baking trays.
* Insert butterfly and place butter, sugar and vanilla bean paste in bowl. Cream together for one minute on speed 4. (Alternatively you can mix on speed 6 without the butterfly)
* Remove butterfly and add eggs through lid one at a time with blades running at speed 3. Allow egg to mix through for 10 seconds before adding next egg.
* Add flour and milk into bowl and mix on for 20 seconds on speed 3.
* Spoon mixture into the prepared cupcake cases.
* Bake cupcakes in the pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes, or cooked through. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Makes 18 large cupcakes or 24 smaller ones.
Enjoy! xx
Update! Many thanks to Jan from our Thermomix team who sent me in a photo of the cupcakes that she made based on the above recipe. Jan placed the milk in the recipe with orange juice and had lovely orange flavoured cupcakes. She also added some orange rind to the icing. Thanks again Jan!
Hello Simone,
Could you please specify in recipes whether the oven temperature is for fan forced or conventional. The 20 or so degree differential can be really critical in cakes. I have only just started making cakes and I automatically assumed that temperatures would be for fan forced ovens as they have been standard for well over 20 years, but it seems that it is not so!
I enjoy your blog. Thankyou.
Sally
Hello Sally,
So pleased you enjoy the blog
Unfortunately I’m not that much of a cook so I never pay any attention to whether a recipe should be fan-forced or not as I always put my oven on fan-forced automatically!! When I make these cakes I do use fan-forced but I am sure they would work out fine on the conventional temperature
Hope you enjoy the cupcakes,
Simone x
Great recipe! Would loved to try it out =)
Its a nice simple recipe and one of our favourites here. Let me know if you do try them, would love to know how you go! x
Superb recipe!!! Sure to try it out sometime.
Thanks very much John, glad you like the recipe
Made these cupcakes today. My two boys have devoured them. Thanks Simone.
Fantastic Gina! So glad that the boys enjoyed them. Such an easy recipe to “mix up” any way you fancy as well to add different flavours and textures. Thanks for taking the time to comment too, I really appreciate it x
Hi Simone, how would you make these chocolate? Would 30g of cocoa suffice? Thanks.
Hi Brady,
I would be tempted to put in 50 g of cocoa as this mixture makes quite a lot. That said, I am quite fond of chocolate!! Just pop the cocoa in the mixture with the flour and voila, chocolate cupcakes! Hope you enjoy, let us know how you go!
Cheers, Simone x
Yummy!! I noted it down instantly and am going to make it soon. Kids will go crazy!!
Hi Ruth, hope the kids loved the cupcakes! This is a great basic recipe to mix up flavours to however you (and the kids!) like. Thanks for taking the time to comment x
Hi, I made these last night and turned out lovely. The family loved them
Thanks for the recipe.
So pleased you liked them Kaz! These are indeed my favourite cupcakes and are enjoyed by friends and family alike (enjoyed a little too much by me sometimes lol!!!). Happy cooking xx