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Little Lemon Cupcakes

Easy Lemon Cupcakes

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 323kcal
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Simple & Easy Lemon Cupcakes, perfect for the kids to make

Ingredients

  • 125 g Butter room temp
  • 125 g Caster Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 125 g Self-Raising Flour
  • 1 lemon grate zest (juice of half)
  • Drop of milk
  • Icing
  • 125 g Butter room temp
  • 250 g Icing Sugar
  • Juice 1/2 lemon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven 170C / 350F / Gas 4
  • Using a muffin tin or Yorkshire Pudding tin use 12 muffin cases (all sorts of nice ones around) 
  • Cream Butter & Sugar until light and fluffy
  • Add 1 egg at a time making sure it doesn't curdle (if it does add some of the flour)
  • Add Lemon Zest and flour, mix well
  • Finally add lemon juice and milk
  • Spoon equally into 12 muffin cakes and bake for approx. 20-25 minutes
  • Next make the icing by creaming the butter with the icing sugar until very light and fluffy - probably better with electric mixer
  • When the cupcakes are totally cold spoon or pipe on the icing
  • Decorate how you like - there are lots of lovely bits to decorate in most supermarkets

Notes

*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Lemon Cupcakes
Amount per Serving
Calories
323
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
18
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
 
11
g
69
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
5
g
Cholesterol
 
72
mg
24
%
Sodium
 
161
mg
7
%
Potassium
 
41
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
 
40
g
13
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
31
g
34
%
Protein
 
3
g
6
%
Vitamin A
 
566
IU
11
%
Vitamin C
 
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
 
16
mg
2
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.