Lemon and vanilla cupcakes
These light, cute lemon and vanilla cupcakes are perfect for parties - or even as gifts
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Prep time: 25 mins
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Cooking time: 30 mins
plus cooling -
Makes: 12
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Skill level: Easy peasy
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Ingredients
Don't overwhisk the ingredients once the eggs have been beaten in: too much air will cause tunnels in the cakes.
Forcupcakes:
- 100g (4oz) butter
- 100g (4oz) golden caster sugar
- 2 eggs, mixed with 2tsp vanilla extract
- 100g (4oz) self-raising flour
- 1-2tbsp milk
For the topping:
- 100g (4oz) butter
- 200g (8oz) icing sugar
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- Lemon curd
Method
- Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper bun cases.
- Cream the butter and the sugar in a food mixer until light and fluffy, then gradually beat in the eggs and the flour. Add the milk so the mixture easily drops off a spoon.
- Put 1tbsp of mixture into each cake case and bake near the top of a preheated oven at 190°C (375°F, gas mark 5) for 12-15 mins, until springy to the touch, golden and risen. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- For the topping, beat the butter with 50g (2oz) icing sugar, then add the rest of the icing sugar and the vanilla extract (add a few drops of natural food colouring for coloured icing). Scoop the very top off each cake and cut in half to make 'wings'. Mix some lemon curd into the butter cream, then fill each cavity and place the 'wings' on top. Or spread over coloured butter cream and add decorative flowers (we got ours from Squires Kitchen; call 01252 711749 or visit www.squires-group.co.uk).
Nutritional information per portion
- Calories 300(kcal)
- Fat 16.0g
- Saturates 9.0g
- Sugars 30.0g
- Salt 0.4g
This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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Cemone Farquharson, posted 2 months ago
do you need baking powder for this recipe as it doesnt say so am thinking that its a no as all the other recipes have been right.. love this site
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jazz smith, posted 5 months ago
Thankyouu very much this satisfied my parents taste buds! Great recipe
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Darren, posted 1 year ago
The recipe is spot on. I added red food colouring and strawberry flavouring, absolutely lovely! If you like making cakes when making fairy cakes why not grate some orange peel into the cake mix before baking? Lovely!
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Kate, posted 1 year ago
I am a very keen baker and try tons of different cake, biscuit, desert etc recipes and I have to say.. these are THE best fairy cakes I've ever made. Made them about 4 times now, and my whole family agree.. they never fail !
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Molly, posted 1 year ago
It says two eggs so it must be two...i think...
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Molly, posted 1 year ago
It says two eggs so it must be two...i think...
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Kate, posted 1 year ago
How many eggs?!
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BOB, posted 1 year ago
i think this was veryy hard to understand
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matty c, posted 2 years ago
as a chef i rarely have time 4 making cakes and i had no idea how to make a fairy cake when my daughter asked for some. thank u so much.
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katie cosens, posted 2 years ago
was really happy to discover this easy recipe, some people like o complicate things and add ingredients tnat aren't necessary so when i saw this i wa ecstatic, knowing that even an amatuer like me in the kitchen would be able to cook these. thanks katie.
