Vanilla Cupcakes

225g Unsalted Butter

225g Caster Sugar

225g Self-Raising Flour

1 tsp Baking Powder

4 Eggs

1 tsp vanilla essence

1. Preheat the oven to 175 C. Place 18 paper baking cases in muffin tins.
2. Place all the ingredients in a medium bowl and beat with an electric whisk until smooth and pale, about 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Spoon the mixture into the cases. Bake for 20 minutes.
4. Remove the tins from the oven and cool for 5 minutes.  Then remove the cupcakes and cool on a rack.

Source : Resepi C&P from "500 cupcakes & muffins" by Fergal Connolly