Cup Cakes

butter softened	250g
eggs	4
caster sugar	1 -1/4cup
flour	3cups
baking powder	1tsp
bicarbonate soda	1/2 tsp
zest of orange	1/2 tsp
buttermilk	3/4cup
vanilla extract	1tsp
Method:
Preheat oven to 200 C.
Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs adding one at a time and beating well after every addition.
Now add the orange zest and mix well.
Separately, in a bowl combine the vanilla essence and buttermilk.
Sieve the flour along with the bicarbonate of soda and baking powder.
Add a third of the flour and fold in to combine then add a third of the buttermilk and mix well.
Repeat the process till all the flour and buttermilk is well mixed.
Grease and flour a cupcake tray.
Pour batter into the prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes to an hour until tooth-pick inserted comes out clean.
Lift the cupcakes out of the tray and leave to cool on a wire rack.