Name: These Savoury Cupcakes combine all of the things you love
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 1⅓ cups self-raising flour; ½ tsp sea-salt flakes; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 80 ml olive oil; 1 cup milk; 250 g block cream cheese, softened, chopped; Extra 2 tbsp milk (optional); 2 tbsp chives, chopped (optional)

These Savoury Cupcakes combine all of the things you love

Feta, salmon, bacon and more, the faves of every savoury lover are mixed in these tasties, then topped with tangy swirls!Thank us later.

Ingredients

1⅓ cups self-raising flour

½ tsp sea-salt flakes

2 eggs, lightly beaten

80 ml olive oil

1 cup milk

250 g block cream cheese, softened, chopped

Extra 2 tbsp milk (optional)

2 tbsp chives, chopped (optional)

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a 12 x ¹⁄³ cup capacity muffin tin with paper cases. Sift flour into a bowl. Add salt. Whisk eggs, oil and milk  in a jug. Make a well in centre of flour. Add egg mixture and stir until just combined.

Step 2

Add flavour ingredients and stir until combined. Spoon mixture into prepared paper cases. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Transfer to a wire rack to cool to room temperature.

Step 3

Meanwhile, put cream cheese in a large bowl and beat, using an electric mixer, until smooth. Add extra milk, if using. Beat well. Add chives, if using, and stir until well combined.

Step 4

Spoon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm star nozzle.

Step 5

Pipe cream cheese mixture onto cupcake centres. Garnish according to flavour choice (check out recipes Smoked salmon, caper and dill cupcakes and Feta, spinach  and olive cupcakes for great toppers).

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