Lemon and Vanilla Cupcakes
A sweet and tangy vanilla cupcake with lemon drizzle.
Lemon and Vanilla Cupcakes A sweet and tangy vanilla cupcake with lemon drizzle. |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 2dozen | 5min |
| Cook Time |
| 20min |
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Ingredients
Cake
- 1cup buttersoftened
- 1cup cold milk
- 1 1/2cups sugar
- 4large eggs
- 2teaspoons vanilla essence
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 4teaspoons baking powder
- 3cups flour
- lemon zestfrom two lemons
Syrup
- 5tablespoons sugar
- 1 fresh lemon juice
Icing
- 2cups icing sugar
- fewdrops fresh lemon juice
- lemon zestto garnish
Instructions
- Chuck all the ingredients for the cake in an electric mixing bowl and mix on high speed for 2 minutes, until fully incorporated.
- Fill muffin liners ¾ full and bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius / until a tester comes out clean.
- In a saucepan, heat the sugar and lemon juice until sugar dissolves.
- Carefully pour spoonfuls of syrup over the hot cupcakes as they come out of the oven. Leave to cool.
- Mix the confectioners sugar with a few drops of lemon juice (add a little at a time) until you have a slightly runny icing.
- Drizzle the icing over cooled cupcakes and garnish with zest.