How to make cotton candy / candy floss cupcakes

Make Cotton Candy / Candy Floss Cupcakes

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STEPS
INGREDIENTS

All the ingredients. Eat the oven to 180 degrees C

All the ingredients. Eat the oven to 180 degrees C

Whisk 2 eggs

Whisk 2 eggs

Add vanilla extract to the milk.

Add vanilla extract to the milk.

Sieve the flour into a large bowl.

Sieve the flour into a large bowl.

Add baking powder and caster sugar to the flour.

Add baking powder and caster sugar to the flour.

Allow the butter to become soft. Cut up butter into small chunks and add to the dry mixture.

Allow the butter to become soft. Cut up butter into small chunks and add to the dry mixture.

Whisk on a slow setting with an electric mixer.

Whisk on a slow setting with an electric mixer.

Add half of the egg mixture to the bowl, whisk, add the second half, whisk.

Add half of the egg mixture to the bowl, whisk, add the second half, whisk.

Add the mill mixture and bit a time while whisking the batter.

Add the mill mixture and bit a time while whisking the batter.

Add the candy floss by braking it up into bits. You can add as little or as much as you like!

Add the candy floss by braking it up into bits. You can add as little or as much as you like!

Add food colouring to make the batter pink!

Add food colouring to make the batter pink!

Fill the cases about half way with the batter and allow to cook for about 15mins.

Fill the cases about half way with the batter and allow to cook for about 15mins.

Allow the cupcakes to cool.

Allow the cupcakes to cool.

Add the second amount of butter to a bowl. Sieve the icing sugar and mix. Add more food colouring to make a bright butter cream!

Add the second amount of butter to a bowl. Sieve the icing sugar and mix. Add more food colouring to make a bright butter cream!

Pipe the butter cream onto the cupcakes. Please be aware the candy floss will begin to melt and react with the buttercream. So do not add the candy floss until they are eaten/presented!

Pipe the butter cream onto the cupcakes. Please be aware the candy floss will begin to melt and react with the buttercream. So do not add the candy floss until they are eaten/presented!

Add a fluff of candy floss to the cupcake when ready to eat/present. Add an extra special cotton candy jelly bean for decoration!!

  • 250.0g Plain flour
  • 190.0g Caster Sugar
  • 115.0g Butter
  • 2.0tsp Baking powder
  • 2.0tsp Vanilla extract
  • 120.0ml Milk
  • 2.0 Egg
  • 100.0g Butter
  • 200.0g Icing sugar
  • Pink food coloring
  • Candy floss / cotton candy