1. Preheat oven to 350 F and line the tray with paper cups.
2. In a big bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
3. Beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
5. Add flour a little at a time along with milk and beat till mixed.
6. Add vanilla essence and mix.
7. Fill the paper cups till 3/4th and bake in the middle shelf for 20 minutes.
8. Cool the cakes on a wire tray.
9. Add icing colour to the butter cream and pipe a fancy swirl around the cake.
10. Place sugar flowers on top of icing.
11. Fancy cup cake is ready.

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