Lemon Cupcakes

Cupcakes are fun to bake and decorate. If you love decorating and experimenting with different nozzles colors etc its really great, except for the cleaning all the mess after its done :P .. I woke up one morning with this urge to bake lemon cupcakes :) and once it was all baked and decorated i felt so satisfied and happy. I usually bake with some of my favorite music playing in the background, with my kid permitting it (if you know what i mean;))

Well getting to the recipe; this makes 12  medium sized cupcakes.

What you need:
100 grams unsalted butter softened
100 grams self-raising flour
100 grams caster sugar
1 zest of lemons or 2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 medium eggs
1 tsp baking powder

For the lemon frosting
75 grams unsalted butter softened
175 grams icing sugar sifted
2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 zest of lemons

Method:

1. Beat the butter and sugar till pale and creamy. Add the lemon juice and beat, add the eggs one at a time beating after each addition. Finally add the flour and baking powder and combine well.
2. Bake in a pre heated oven of 180C/350F/Gas Mark 6 for 10-12 mins.
3. Cool completely prior to frosting.
4. For the frosting beat the butter with the lemon juice well till pale, add the sugar in batches and beat till its combined.
5. Finally add the zest and combine. Check the consistency and pipe as per your choice.:)

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