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Easy Lemon Cupcakes
Simple & Easy Lemon Cupcakes, perfect for the kids to make
Course
Cakes
Cuisine
English
Keyword
fairy cakes, kids cooking
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
45
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
Calories
323
kcal
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
Calories:
323
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
40
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
18
g
|
Saturated Fat:
11
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
5
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
72
mg
|
Sodium:
161
mg
|
Potassium:
41
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
31
g
|
Vitamin A:
566
IU
|
Vitamin C:
5
mg
|
Calcium:
16
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg