Vickys Secret Surprise Cupcakes, Dairy, Egg & Soy-Free

• 75 grams dairy-free spread/butter
• 75 grams caster sugar
• 70 grams plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cornflour/starch
• 15 ml rice milk or alternative
• 1 tsp flavouring such as vanilla or strawberry extract
• 1 food colouring, any colour, as needed
• 2 eggs or replacer such as 1 medium sized ripe mashed banana, or 1 tbsp ground flax seed mixed with 3 tbsp water and set aside until gloopy
• 150 grams dairy-free spread/butter
• 150 grams caster sugar
• 150 grams plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 30 ml rice milk or alternative
• 1 tsp flavouring extract
• 3 eggs, or replacer as above

1. First bake the 'surprise' sponge.
2. Pre-heat the oven to gas 3 / 165C / 325F and grease and flour a 20cm square tin
3. Cream the butter and sugar together then add the cornflour, flour and baking powder.
4. Mix then add in the milk, flavouring and colouring as required before folding in the egg replacer
5. Pour into the greased tin, level and bake for 20 minutes or until just done.
6. Let cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to fully cool.
7. Put the sponge in the fridge to firm up for around an hour
8. Start the cupcake batter.
9. Same method applies as for the surprise sponge
10. Line a cupcake tray with 12 cases.
11. Mark each case with a pen to indicate the front centre.
12. This is so when you cut the cakes in half you get a perfect cut through the surprise
13. Remove the surprise sponge from the fridge and carefully using a 3x5cm cookie cutter, cut out your chosen shape 12 times.
14. Butterflies, stars and hearts are really good.
15. Put 2 tbsp of batter in the bottom of each cupcake case then lining up your surprise shapes to the marks, place them in the middle of the batter.
16. Spoon the remaining batter in gently to cover the shapes making sure you get into all spaces around them
17. Bake at same temp for 25 minutes or until done then cool
18. Top with a swirl of your favourite buttercream icing and let who eats one spot the surprise!

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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/335073-vickys-secret-surprise-cupcakes-dairy-egg-soy-free (may not work)