Sunday Bake with @SavourDessert: Lemon Cupcakes

EVERY SUNDAY ON PNGBUZZ: We share with you home-made original bakes on Sunday Bake with @SavourDessert

Lemon Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2 cups Self raising flour, sifted
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 125 g butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 1/ 2 cup milk
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• finely grated zest of one large lemon

Method

• Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C for fan forced oven)
• Line a 12 hole muffin pan with cupcake cases
• Mix the flour, sugar and zest together in a medium mixing bowl
• Add in the butter, milk, eggs, and juice and whisk well together until batter is smooth (not more than 1 minute)
• Pour in equal amounts of the batter into each cupcake case, making sure not to over fill.
• Place in the oven and bake for 12 mins or until cooked through. (Cupcakes should spring back up when lightly pressed)
• Remove from oven and cool on a cooling rack before icing

Simple Lemon Buttercream Icing

• 125g of butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups of Icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Method

• Beat the butter until pale and creamy
• Add in the sugar and beat until creamy
• Add in the hot water and beat for 30 seconds
• Add in the juice and beat for a further minute
• Scoop into piping bag and pipe onto cupcakes using choice of piping tip.
• Sprinkle with grated lemon zest

Enjoy!

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