Cupcakes

Makes 12 cupcakes

INGREDIENTS :

Unsalted butter, room temperature - 1/2 cup(1stick)

Sugar - 1cup

Large eggs - 2

Self-rising  flour - 1 1/2 cup

Buttermilk - 1/4 cup

Baking powder - 1tbsp

Baking soda - 1/2tbsp

Salt  - 1tbsp

Mexican vanilla - 11/2 tbsp

Parchment paper(optional)

PROCEDURE :

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cut out twenty-four 5 1/2-by-5 1/2-inch squares of parchment paper. Fit each square of parchment into a standard muffin cup so the edges stick out from the muffin cup;
                                                                  or
 grease the muffin cups with butter and dust with flour and keep aside

2. In a bowl add flour , baking powder, baking soda, salt and combine well

3.In another bowl beat butter until softened, add sugar beat until well combined, nxt add the eggs and beat well ,

4. add flour in three parts, alternating with buttermilk and beginning and ending with flour. Stir in vanilla.

                                            

5. Fill prepared muffin cups three-quarters full with batter.

6. Transfer muffin tins to oven and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cupcakes cool completely in muffin cups.

7. Decorate with melted chocolate and crushed almonds.