There’s something magical about a recipe that’s been passed down through generations – the kind scribbled on worn paper, smudged with flour and remembered just as much by heart as by measurement.
For Sunshine Coast Publishing Company general manager Shannon Dawes, her Nana’s cupcake recipe is exactly that: a family treasure, lovingly handwritten and shared through the years.
These super-easy cupcakes are the ideal blank canvas for a little Easter creativity.
Think pastel swirls, speckled eggs or a generous scatter of sprinkles. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 cup cream
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups self raising flour, sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla essence.
Method
Preheat oven to 190C. Whisk cream, sugar and vanilla together for two minutes, add eggs and whisk for a further one minute. Fold in flour and baking powder. Fill cupcake liners with batter and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 250g cream cheese (room temperature)
- 80g butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup icing sugar, sifted
- 1tbs fresh lemon juice.
Method
Beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer for five minutes until smooth. Add icing sugar and lemon juice and mix until combined. Chill in the fridge for an hour and then spread on cooled cupcakes. Decorate with mini eggs.
Hot favourites
The great hot cross bun debate has finally been settled, with new research showing the microwave has overtaken the toaster as the nation’s preferred way to enjoy the Easter favourite.
Nearly one-in-three customers prefer to heat their hot cross buns in the microwave, edging out the toaster, while a quarter admit they can’t wait – and eat them fresh, straight from the packet.
The findings come as Coles prepares to sell more than 55 million hot cross buns this Easter, enough to fill more than a quarter of a million of its supermarket shopping trolleys.
Easter Fun
Whether it’s a long weekend with the family or a gathering with friends, pubs around Southeast Queensland are the ideal destinations to celebrate Easter.
Royal Mail Hotel – live music and kids’ entertainment
- Good Friday: Bistro open for all-day dining, noon-9pm
- Easter Saturday: live music from 3pm and DJ from 7pm until late
- Easter Sunday: balloon artist, noon-2pm, and live music from 3pm
- Courtesy bus runs all weekend: details on the website.
120 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin,
royalmailtewantin.com.au/whats-on/
Kings Beach Tavern – Easter kids’ fun and specials
- Good Friday: Bistro open from 11.30am for all-day dining
- Easter Sunday: from noon, kids can enjoy face painting and a visit from the Easter bunny. Plus, there’s chef’s specials available through the day.
43 Burgess Street, Kings Beach,
kingsbeachtavern.com.au/whats-on/
Currimundi Hotel – family friendly Easter
- Easter Sunday: kids will be entertained from noon with face painting, arts and crafts and a visit from the Easter bunny. Plus, there’s all-day dining and kids eat free (one children’s meal with every adult main meal purchased).
32 Buderim Street, Currimundi,
currimundihotel.com.au/events/easter-sunday/
