Raspberry Cupcakes

My Raspberries are finally ready for picking.

These Cupcakes are delicious, I made a vanilla cupcake and popped a raspberry on top before baking.  I didn't cover it, I just left it on the top of the mixture, it sinks into the middle during the bake.

I found some natural raspberry flavouring to beat into the buttercream and they tasted delicious.

Another option would be to use some raspberries to make a natural puree; push the raspberries through a sieve and stir into the buttcream, either fully to make a lovely pink colour, or as a marbly pattern.