Vanilla Cupcakes with Lemon and Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Light and delicious vanilla cupcakes topped with a lemon and vanilla buttercream frosting.
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- •140 grams Self-raising flouror add 8 grams of baking powder to plain flour
- •8 grams Baking powder(optional)only if using plain flour
- •.5 teaspoon Bicarbonate of sodaalso known as baking soda
- •140 grams Caster sugar
- •100 grams Butterroom temperature
- •2 Eggslarge, room temperature
- •1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- •2 tablespoons Milk
- •200 grams Icing sugaralso known as powdered sugar
- •0.5 lemon Lemon zest
- •0.5 lemon Lemon juice
- •5-6 drops Yellow food coloring(optional)
- 1
Preheat oven to 170°C (340°F).
5 min
- 2
Sift self-raising flour, bicarbonate of soda, and caster sugar into a bowl.
3 min
- 3
Add butter and eggs to the dry ingredients.
2 min
- 4
Mix with a stand mixer on slow speed, then medium-fast for 1 minute.
2 min
- 5
Add vanilla extract and milk, mix for 30 seconds.
1 min
- 6
Portion batter into cupcake cases, about 41 grams each.
5 min
- 7
Bake for 20 minutes.
20 min
- 8
Cool cupcakes on a wire rack.
10 min
- 9
For frosting, cream butter, icing sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
5 min
- 10
Add yellow food coloring and mix.
1 min
- 11
Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
10 min
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