Cupcakes!

Today I made cupcakes om nom nom...

LEMON DIVA CUPCAKES

make:12

prep time: 30 minutes

cooking time: 20 minutes

100grams unsalted butter, softened

3/4c (165g) caster sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

finely grated zest of 3 lemons

2 Eggs

1 1/3 (200g) S.R Flour

1/2c (125ml) Milk

Icing

125g unsalted butter, softened

2cups (300g) icing sugar mixture

1 1/2 tbs lemon juice

yellow food colouring (optional)

• Preheat Oven to 180c (160 Fan forced), line a 12 hole muffin/cupcake pan (1/3 cup capacity) with paper cases
• Using electric beaters/mixer, Beat Sugar, Butter & Vanilla until light & creamy. mix through lemon zest.
• Add the eggs beating well after each egg
• Gently fold through Flour and milk in two alternate batches & Dividebetween paper cases.
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown and springy when touched. remove form oven & transfer to wire rack to cool completly before icing.
• To make icing, beat Butter with beaters/mixer until light & creamy
• add icing sugar a little at a time, beating constantly
• add half the lemon juice and beat until well combined
• add remaining juice a little at a time, tint with food colouring if you like.