Delicious Dainty Floral Cupcakes taken from the Dairy Diary. These cute cupcakes, with a delightful hint of lemon, are easy to make and are a perfect bake for any occasion.
Ingredients
Butter, at room temperature and very soft 110g (4oz)
Caster sugar 110g (4oz)
Lemon extract 1 tsp
Eggs 2 large, beaten
Self-raising flour 110g (4oz)
Baking powder 1 tsp
Milk 1 tbsp
For the topping
Butter, softened 175g (6oz)
Icing sugar 300g (11oz), sifted
Lemon extract 1 tsp
Sugar flowers and sugar sprinkles (glimmer) to decorate
Directions
Preheat oven to 180°C/Gas 4 and place cupcake cases in a muffin tin
Put butter and sugar in an electric mixer
Add lemon extract with eggs, flour, baking powder and milk
Using beater attachment, mix batter well until you have a smooth pale cake mixture
Divide mixture between cupcake cases
Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and firm to touch
Leave in the tin to cool
Beat butter, using an electric whisk, until pale then add icing sugar and mix on lowest setting until blended
Then blend on full speed for a minute
Add lemon extract and beat again
Spoon buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and pipe swirls onto cupcakes