Lemon & Lime Cupcakes
Yummy and refreshing lemon & lime cupcakes.
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Yummy and refreshing lemon & lime cupcakes.
Makes 24 large Cupcakes.
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You Will Need (11 things)
- 1 Lime
- 2 Egg(s)
- 4 oz Self-Raising Flour
- 4 oz Caster Sugar
- 3 tsp Lemon Flavouring
- Green Food Colouring
- 4 oz Butter
- 3 oz Butter (for icing)
- 3 oz Icing Sugar (for icing)
- 6 Lemon Sherbet Powder for decorating
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
Steps (7 steps, 90 minutes)
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1
Pre-heat the oven to 180 Degrees Celsius and prepare a tray with cupcake cases
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2
Firstly cream the butter and caster sugar until smooth.
Then whisk in the eggs (don't panic if it looks like it curdles!)
Then add the self-raising flour and baking powder.Once fully mixed, split the mixture between two bowls (about 1/3 of the total mixture into the second bowl).
In the first, flavour the mixture with the lemon flavouring/extract (to your taste. Note, you can use juice but may need to use a lot for a good flavour... if so add some extra flour so the mix is not too wet).
In the second bowl, add the juice of 1 lime and some green food colouring.
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3
Once the cake mixtures are ready, place a tablespoon of the lemon flavoured mix into the cupcake cases followed by a smaller amount of lime flavoured mixture
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4
Using a skewer or lollypop stick, lightly fold the mixtures together in the cupcake cases to create a green and yellow marble.
Then place in the oven to bake.
he cakes normally take ~18mins to bake however this may change with different ovens. Therefore wait until golden brown ontop and use a knife/skewer to check if done completely (will come out the middle of a cupcake clean if baked through). -
5
Once baked, take the cupcakes out of the oven and allow to cool on a rack.
Whilst the cakes are cooling, the butter icing can be made.
Cream the butter and icing sugar together.
Split the mixture into two; flavour one bowl with lemon, and the other colour green/flavour with some lime juice. -
6
Once the cakes are cool, into a pipeing bag place the butter icing.
A dual colour bag (as pictured) will make things easier, however if you have a single one simpley fill one side with one colour and the other side with the other (a bit trickier but do-able!)
Then swirl on to the cupcakes
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7
Once done, sprinkle a small amount of lemon sherbet on top.
(I also add a little lime-flavoured chocolate on top!)Then Enjoy!