Very Lemony Cupcakes

  • Preparation time: 20
  • Cooking time: 15
  • Total time: 35
PREPARATION TIME:
20
COOKING TIME:
15
TOTAL TIME:
35

Ingredients

FOR THE BUNS

225g butter, softened

200g caster sugar

4 eggs, free range

225g self raising flour, sifted

1-2 tbsp milk

 

FOR THE FILLING

Lemon curd

100g butter, softened

200g icing sugar

50g cream cheese

Sprinkles

Made for sharing:

This recipe makes 12 cupcakes

How It’s Done:

  1. Pre heat the oven 200 C/180 fan/gas 6. Line a 12 hole muffin tin with colourful cupcake papers.
  2. In a large bowl add the Dromona butter and sugar, whisk until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs one at a time followed by folding in the sifted flour with a large metal spoon. If the mixture doesn’t drop off the spoon when knocked add 1-2 tbsp of milk. Fill the cases to 2/3rds of the way up.
  3. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes until springy to the touch or until a skewer comes out clean.
  4. Make the buttercream icing in a large bowl. Cream the butter and icing sugar until light, fluffy and well combined. Fold through the cream cheese and 1-2 tsp of lemon curd. Put in a piping bag ready for later.
  5. Cool the buns completely before icing.
  6. To decorate cut out a spoonful of cake mixture from the top and refill with lemon curd. Pipe icing on top and finish with lots of colourful sprinkles.

Made for sharing:

This recipe makes 12 cupcakes

Very Lemony Cupcakes

PREPARATION TIME:
20
COOKING TIME:
15
TOTAL TIME:
35

Ingredients

FOR THE BUNS

225g butter, softened

200g caster sugar

4 eggs, free range

225g self raising flour, sifted

1-2 tbsp milk

 

FOR THE FILLING

Lemon curd

100g butter, softened

200g icing sugar

50g cream cheese

Sprinkles

How It’s Done:

  1. Pre heat the oven 200 C/180 fan/gas 6. Line a 12 hole muffin tin with colourful cupcake papers.
  2. In a large bowl add the Dromona butter and sugar, whisk until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs one at a time followed by folding in the sifted flour with a large metal spoon. If the mixture doesn’t drop off the spoon when knocked add 1-2 tbsp of milk. Fill the cases to 2/3rds of the way up.
  3. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes until springy to the touch or until a skewer comes out clean.
  4. Make the buttercream icing in a large bowl. Cream the butter and icing sugar until light, fluffy and well combined. Fold through the cream cheese and 1-2 tsp of lemon curd. Put in a piping bag ready for later.
  5. Cool the buns completely before icing.
  6. To decorate cut out a spoonful of cake mixture from the top and refill with lemon curd. Pipe icing on top and finish with lots of colourful sprinkles.

Made for sharing:

This recipe makes 12 cupcakes

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