Buttermilk is the key ingredient in these delicious Berry Buttermilk Cupcakes. If you’re after a moist, fluffy, vanilla cake, this is it. The cream cheese icing tops it all off perfectly.
Course
Dessert
Keyword
Cake, Cupcake, Summer
Prep Time25minutes
Cook Time20minutes
Total Time45minutes
Servings24cupcakes
Ingredients
230gunsalted butter,softened
330gcaster sugar
3eggs
1tablespoonvanilla extract
300gplain flour,sifted
150gself-raising flour,sifted
1/2teaspoonbicarbonate of soda,sifted
350mlbuttermilk
200gfresh berries(a combination of raspberries and blueberries, plus extra for decorating)
Cream Cheese Icing
250gcream cheese
1cupicing sugar(confectioner’s sugar)
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 160°C (400°F).
Beat butter and sugar in an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, then add vanilla extract. Meanwhile, sieve flours and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl with a pinch of salt. With mixer on low speed, add a third of the flour mixture and beat until just combined.
Add half the buttermilk and beat until just combined. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients and buttermilk, adding in batches until incorporated. Gently fold in the berries and divide between cupcake cases.
Bake until a skewer inserted into the center of cupcake comes out clean (about 15-20 minutes.) Allow to cool completely.
To make the icing, combine ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until smooth. Spread icing over the top of cupcakes and decorate with fresh berries.