White cupcakes

Prep time - 20min
Serves - 20

Ingredients
For the cake
1. Egg yolk - 1
2. Egg whites - 3
3. Confectioners sugar - 1 cup
4. Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup
5. All purpose flour - 1 1/2 cup
6. Milk - 1/2 cup
7. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
8. Baking powder - 1 tsp
9. Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

For the icing
1. Whipping cream ( chilled ) - 1 cup
2. Icing sugar - 3 tbsp
3. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Procedure

1. Beat the egg whites in a bowl until fluffy
2. Add the sugar and mix it until the sugar is well incorporated .
3. Now add the egg yolk making sure that the yolk gets blended well into the mixture.

                                                       

4. Add the essence and butter.
5. Add the flour alternating with the milk making sure that you start and end with adding the flour .

                                                        

6. Add the baking powder and soda and mix the batter at high speed for 3 min .

7. Preheat your oven at 170 ° c.
8. Place the cupcake liners into the cupcake mould and fill 3/4 with the batter and bake for 20 min .

9. Your cupcakes are ready when a tester inserted into them comes out clean ! 

10. Let the cupcakes cool on a wire rack .
11. Now for the icing , whip the cream until you get soft peaks and add the icing sugar and essence .
12. I added 1 tbsp of blackcurrant concentrate for some flavour .
13. Decorate your cupcakes with the icing!!