Lemon Cupcakes

Enjoy the tangy taste of freshly baked lemon cupcakes.

Posted by Cat Morley

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(Makes 12)

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You Will Need (16 things)

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 cup White Caster Sugar
  • 2 x Egg(s)
  • 2 tsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 Lemon
  • 1 ½ cup Plain White Flour
  • 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ cup Milk
  • Cupcake Baking Case(s)
  • 12 Jelly Lemon Candy
  • ¼ cup Glace Icing
  • Fork
  • Spoon
  • Mixing Bowl(s)
  • Oven
  • Baking Tray

Steps (4 steps, 30 minutes)

  1. 1

    Before you start, carefully peel a lemon and place the skin to one side, and squeeze the juice in to a bowl. Cream together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.

  2. 2

    Beat in the two eggs and add the lemon juice.

  3. 3

    Mix in the flour and baking powder. Take a grater and grate the lemon zest in to the mixture. Add the milk and mix together.

  4. 4

    Place cupcake cases on a tray and fill each case with 2 tbsp of cupcake mixture. Bake in an oven set at 350"C for 25 minutes.

    When cooled. Mix up some glace icing with a few drops of lemon juice, cover the cupcakes and add a jelly lemon.