Pink Lemonade Cupcakes
Ingredients
115g(4oz) of self raising flour
1/4 tsp of baking powder
115g (4oz) butter or margarine
115g(4oz) caster sugar
2 large eggs
Pink food colouring
55g(2oz) granulated sugar
Juice of 1 small lemon
Buttercream:
115g (4oz) unsalted butter
juice and zest from half a lemon
4 tbsp double cream
225g (8oz) icing sugar
pink food colouring
1. Preheat the over to 180 degrees/Gas mark 4.
2. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Add the butter, caster sugar and eggs. Beat until smooth and then add pink food colouring to make a pale pink batter.
3. Spoon the mixture into paper cases and bake for 15-20 mins.
4. While the cakes are in the oven, place the granulated sugar and lemon juice into a saucepan and heat, stirring gently, until the sugar has dissolved. Leave the mixture 15 mins to cool.
5. When the cakes are ready, prick them with a skewer all over and brush over the sugar and lemon syrup. Leave the cakes to cool. The syrup will drizzle into the cakes and leave them very moist and lemony.
6. To make the buttercream, place the butter, lemon juice and lemon zest into a bowl. Mix together until pale and creamy. Add in the cream and then sift in the icing sugar. Beat for 2-3 mins until light and fluffy and then add the pink food colouring.
5. Use a knife to swirl the buttercream on top of the cakes once cooled. Add sprinkles around the edge and decorate with a straw
If you end up making the cakes, come on over to the blog and let me know. i would love to hear from you
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Deer Little Fawn
July 3, 2012 at 10:46These look lovely! So pretty! and they sound delicious! :)
Lauren
July 3, 2012 at 11:56These look perfect! I love the added straw.
Lauren
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Dorothy Explor'r
July 5, 2012 at 18:01aw, FUN! and so absolutely cuute! definitely bookmarking!
dottie
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Taylor
July 24, 2012 at 23:17Your blog is SO cute!! I am definitely going to try this recipe – so perfect for summertime
Xo Taylor
http://ohSoEnchantingg.blogspot.com