Lemon Cupcakes

Recipe Source: Rachael Allen Lemon Cupcakes are light and spongy cupcakes with a hint of lemon flavour to it. This cupcakes has a lemon buttercream frosting which goes well with it.

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Last Updated on December 29, 2020

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Soft buttery cupcakes flavoured with lemon zest and topped with lemony buttercream frosting.

This cupcakes has fluffy and tender crumbs with lemony butter frosting which taste so soft and yummy.

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Lemon Cupcakes

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Recipe Source: Rachael Allen Lemon Cupcakes are light and spongy cupcakes with a hint of lemon flavour to it. This cupcakes has a lemon buttercream frosting which goes well with it.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 12 mins

Total Time 22 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine British

Servings 12 cupcakes

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Ingredients

  

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FOR CUPCAKES:

• ▢ Unsalted Butter - 125 grams ½ cup
• ▢ Sugar - 125 grams ½ cup + 2 tblsp
• ▢ Lemon Zest - from 2 lemons
• ▢ Eggs - 2
• ▢ All Purpose Flour / Maida - 150 grams 1 ¼ cup
• ▢ Baking Powder - ¼ tsp

FOR FROSTING:

• ▢ Unsalted Butter - 75 grams ⅓ cup
• ▢ Icing Sugar - 125 grams 1 cup
• ▢ Lemon Zest - from 1 lemon
• ▢ Lemon Juice - 1 tsp or 2 tsp

Instructions

 

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  Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line a 12 cup muffin pan and set aside.
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  Mix flour with baking powder and mix well.
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  Take butter and sugar in a bowl. Add in lemon zest and whip till fluffy
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  Now add in eggs one at a time and beat till fluffy.
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  Add in flour and fold gently. if batter is too thick add little milk.
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  Now scoop this into muffin pan and bake for 10 to 12 mins till done.
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  While cupcakes are cooling. Make frosting.
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  Take butter, icing sugar in a bowl and whip till creamy.
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  Add lemon zest and lemon juice and beat till fluffy and light,
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  Once cupcakes are cooled. frost with the lemon frosting and serve.

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1)Take butter in a bowl

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2)Beat till creamy

3)Add in sugar

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4)Beat till creamy

5)Add in lemon zest

6)Beat till creamy

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7)Add in egg. one egg at a time.

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8)Beat till creamy

9)Add in another egg

10)beat till creamy

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11)Mix well

12)now it is fluffy

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13)Take flour in a bowl

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14)Add in baking powder

15)Sieve it.

16)Fold gently

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17)If too thick add little milk

18)Line muffin pan with cupcake cases

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19)Fill with batter

20)Bake till done

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21)Now make buttercream. Take butter and icing sugar and mix till creamy

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22)Grate in lemon zest

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23)Add lemon juice

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24)Mix well

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25)Take cupcakes in a bowl

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26)Top with buttercream

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27)Serve

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