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Mini Lemon Cupcakes

These little lemon cupcakes are quick and easy to make, ideal for a last http://www.eta-i.org/valium.html minute tea party!
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Servings: 12
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Cake Batter
  • 4 oz softened butter
  • 4 oz caster sugar
  • 4 oz self raising flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • zest of 1 lemon
Icing
  • 60 g softened butter
  • 10 ml lemon juice
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 tbsp lemon curd
  • 200 g icing sugar

Method
 

Cake Batter
  1. Preheat oven to 200'C, line your mini muffin tin.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar till it's light and fluffy.
  3. Add in flour and baking powder, then slowly put in the eggs and mix well. Stir in lemon zest.
  4. Fill the cases to 1/2 full and bake for 10 -12 minutes, or until lightly golden.
  5. Cool in the tin for a few minutes and then cool on a rack.
Icing
  1. In a big bowl, mixed butter, lemon juice and zest, lemon curd and 100g icing sugar together. Then gradually add in the remaining icing sugar until you reach the ideal consistency.