Lemon Cupcakes

They called him Mellow Yellow!!

This is the second half of my nieces birthday cakes.

This is how this pretty little monkey is made...

Lemon Sponge ~ makes 12
150g butter
150g caster sugar
150g self raising flour
2 large eggs
1 tsp baking powder
4 tbsp lemon juice

• Preheat oven to 180/gas mark 4.
• Line 12 hole muffin tin with 12 cases.
• Cream the butter.
• Add sugar and mix on low until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time making sure the first is fully incorperated before adding the next.
• Add the lemon juice.
• Add the flour and baking powder and mix until just incorperated.
• Fill cases 2/3 full and bake for 20-25 mins.
• When baked take out of tin and leave on cooling rack until completely cooled.

Lemon Frosting
100g butter
300g icing sugar
4-5 tbsp lemon juice

• Cream the butter.
• Add the icing 100g at a time, mixing in fully before each addition.
• Add the juice, mix.
• When juice is incorperated put the mixer on medium for 3 mins.

Frost as desired, I did a swirl and sprinkled with pink sugar.

ENJOY

xx Kat xx

p.s This is the finished cake stand :-)