Every tried a lemon, its very sour and not the best taste in your mouth, but have you ever tried a lemon cupcake.... Its desirable and also completely different from just a plain lemon.
Simply 'Yours' Cupcakes, Gives you this recipe for you to try at home, You Ready, Here It Goes...
Ingredients
- 100g butter or margarine
- 100g caster sugar
- 100g self-raising flour, sifted
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder (optional)
- 1 lemon, finely grated zest of
- 75g butter
- 175g icing sugar, sifted
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Method
- Make the lemon cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (Electric oven | Electric fan oven 160°C | Gas Mark 4) and place 12 paper cases into a muffin tin.
- Using an electric whisk, food processor or wooden spoon, beat the butter, sugar and 1/2 the lemon zest (save 1/2 for the icing) until very light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating each one in well before adding the next.
- Carefully fold in the flour (and baking powder if using).
- Alternatively, you can mix the ingredients together using a food processor. Use the pulse button to mix together in between adding the ingredients in the order above.
- Bake in the oven for 10 - 20 minutes. After 10 minutes, check to see if the lemon cupcakes are ready by inserting a cocktail stick into one of the cupcakes. If it comes out dry then the cupcakes are done. If not, then back in the oven for a few minutes more. Don't overcook the cupcakes otherwise they will dry out. Lift the lemon cupcakes out of the muffin tin and leave to cool on a wire rack.
- Make the lemon butter icing
- Using an electric whisk, food processor or wooden spoon, beat the butter until very soft.
- Gradually add the icing sugar and the rest of the lemon zest and beat into the butter. Add some of the juice of the zested lemon until you have a smooth paste. When the cakes are cool, drizzle some lemon icing mixture over the top. These cupcakes are best eaten on the day they are made.
I Hope They Came Out As Pretty As Mine.
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