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12 October 2011

Craving for a little cake

Quick and easy to prepare and it tastes divine!





Lemon Cupcakes
adapted from 500 cupcakes & muffins



Cupcakes Ingredients:
225g unsalted butter (softened)
225g caster sugar
225g self-raising flour
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
* i added 1tbsp lemon juice & 1 lemon rind


Method:
1. Preheat the oven 175degC
2. Place paper liners in muffin tins.
3. Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and beat using an electric whisk until batter turned smooth and pale, takes about 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Spoon the batter into the cases. Bake for about 20minutes
5. Remove cakes from oven and let cool on cooling racks. Frost your lemon cupcakes with lemon buttercream.









14 comments:

  1. Lovely looking Lemon Cupcakes. I can imagining now the taste of lemon in these little cakes.

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  2. adding poppyseeds into these cupcakes would be yummy too..

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  3. i really like the way you decorated three of the cupcakes differently! they look so pretty, especially the smooth topped cupcake - I can never make it so smooth!

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  4. hmmmmmmm.......m craving for these! looks so soft....

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  5. so coincident, you also make cupcakes. Looks very smooth and fluffy.

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  6. I seldom frost my cupcakes as I always find it to sweet but I've changed my mind after looking at your pretty cupcakes :)

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  7. Mel: yes, the addition of the lemon rind enhances the lemony zing.

    Swee San: i have never tried but often I see bakers add poppy seeds in lemon cake, I will like to try that too next time when I get hold of poppy seeds.

    Janine: Girl just wanna have fun ;)

    Jun: bake some and satisfy that crave, just like me :)

    Helena: High5! great mind thinks alike ;) I love your cute burger cuppies tho.

    Ann: I seldom ice the cuppies too unless for birthday. However, I was craving for something sweet, sinful & rich. So heck care my expanding waistline :)

    鲸鱼: 我也很喜欢。由其有木, 很有原野的感觉;)

    Sonia: I had fun icing them :)

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  8. wah! ur skill really improved a lot. Teach me ok?

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  9. Jane: thank u friend! Are u referring to my cake? If it is, halo! You are my 师父 okie :) if it's my photography, I'm still very much a amateur.

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  10. I tried few times to drop in but i was always being kicked out, I want to try again.
    Just want to say Nice jobs

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  11. Your cupcakes are always so pretty... :) Can't bear to eat it... :)

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