Easy mayonnaise cupcakes
Prep
15 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Medium
These mayonnaise cupcakes are my go to when I need something sweet but don't have much time. The mayo might sound strange, but it keeps them incredibly moist and tender while adding healthy fats that help your body absorb vitamins. What I love most is how simple they are to whip up in about 40 minutes total, and chances are you already have most of these ingredients in your pantry. The vanilla buttercream frosting with sprinkles on top makes them look fancy enough for a celebration, yet they're honestly foolproof to bake. Trust me, once you try them, you'll be making these all the time.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 130 gramsplain flour
- 90 gramsgolden caster sugar
- 1 tspbaking powder
- ½ tspbicarbonate of soda
- ¼ tspfine sea salt
- 125 mlsmilk
- 90 gramsmayonnaise
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 100 gramsicing sugar
- 1cooks’ ingredients 100s & 1000s(Cooks’ Ingredients 100’s & 1000’s, to decorate, or whatever topping you prefer)
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 190ºC, gas mark 5 and line a cupcake tin with 6 deep muffin cases.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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