Get your kids involved in a perfect pre-match baking ritual, ahead of the World Cup this summer!

Top Tip:

• As much as we’re all behind England (well, most of us), feel free to substitute red and white icing for the colours of your favourite team!

Ingredients (serves a five-a-side team)

Cakes

• 115g (4oz) Stork tub
• 115g (4oz) caster sugar
• 2 eggs, large
• 140g (4½oz) self-raising flour, sieved with
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon vanilla essence

Decoration

• 200g ready to roll regalice icing, white
• 150g ready to roll regalice icing, red
• 1-2 tablespoons apricot jam

Method

Step One

To makes cakes, place all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl and beat together with a wooden spoon until well mixed 2-3mins. Place teaspoons of the mixture in 18-20 paper cases or in 12 muffin paper cases.

Step Two

Bake on the second shelf from top of a preheated oven 190°C, 170°C fan, Gas mark 5 for 15-20mins. Cool on a wire tray.

Step Three

Roll out white icing and cut out circles to fit the size of your cupcake. Brush cakes with jam and stick on the icing. Roll out red icing and cut out the St George’s crosses. Stick on with a little jam.