Queen cakes are delightful little cupcakes that are light, fluffy, and perfect for tea time or special occasions.
Once upon a sweet tooth, you stumbled upon the ultimate queen cake recipe. Ready to whisk through a journey of buttery flavor, delicate texture, and regal satisfaction? Let’s crown your baking skills with step-by-step royally fun instructions and tips fit for a baking monarch!
Queen Cake Recipe
Our Queen Cake is fit for royalty with its light, airy texture and subtle hints of vanilla. Perfect for tea time or simply whenever you feel like treating yourself to something delightful. Bake it, crown it, eat it. You’ll feel like you have the key to the palace!
Cooking Method: Baking
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Cuisine Type: British
Ingredients
- 225g self-raising flour
- 225g caster sugar
- 225g unsalted butter, softened
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp milk
- Pinch of salt
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) or gas mark 4. Line a 12-cupcake tray with paper liners.
- Cream the butter and caster sugar together in a mixing bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy. This is your elbow-gym session for the day.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Pro tip: Sing a little song between each egg for extra fluffiness.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Sift in the self-raising flour and salt, and fold gently. It’s like tucking a baby swan to sleep.
- Add the milk and mix until the batter is smooth and lump-free.
- Spoon the mixture evenly into the paper liners, about two-thirds full. Theater performances have less drama than this moment.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Leave the cakes to cool in the tray for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Suggestions
Feeling nutty? Swap a quarter of the flour for ground almonds.
Add a royal touch with a dollop of raspberry jam in the center before baking.
Garnish with a dusting of powdered sugar or a swirl of buttercream on top.
Keep an eye on the cakes in the oven—like a hawk watching over royal jewels.
