Valentine's Day Cupcakes 2nd

Lemon Cupcakes with Raspberries Frosting

this recipe is adapted from All Recipes website............... Makes about 11 medium size cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 113 gm butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 vanilla essence
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 grated zest and juice of lemon
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees and line muffin tins with cupcake liners
2. Medium bowl: sift flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. Large bowl: Electric mixer - cream butter, sugar and 3 tsp of lemon zest until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. add in the vanilla essence and beat until combine.
5. Add flour, alternating with buttermilk and lemon juice. Beat until just combined.
6. Fill the prepared tins 3/4 full and bake 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Raspberry Frosting

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup frozen Raspberry, thawed
• 113 gm butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar

Method: 

Using a sieve, puree the raspberries by pressing it through the sieve to get rid of the seeds.

Medium bowl: Electric Mixer - beat the butter and half the sugar until smooth. Add the puree, then more sugar until in a spreadable consistency.