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Strawberry Lemon Cupcakes

Published on December 31, 2012 • Last updated July 18, 2014 by Elizabeth
strawberry-cupcakes

It was yet another cold, dark, dreary day here in Shetland on this, the last day of 2012. It was pouring down with rain and the children are on their school holidays and were desperately needing entertained. What to do?

Karen over at Lavendar & Lovage has set a cooking challenge of baking with citrus fruit for a zingy start to 2013 in Tea Time Treats, a food blogging challenge alternately hosted by Karen and Kate at What Kate Baked. Also, I have recently been sent a box of goodies to try out from Sugar and Crumbs filled with flavoured cocoa powders and icing sugars, which my children have been anxious to experiment with (eat!) since it arrived. One of the icing sugars was flavoured with strawberry, so that got me thinking.  My six year old daughter and I headed to the kitchen, her with her new cupcake chef’s hat and apron and me with my new copy of The Great British Bake Off: How to Turn Everyday Bakes into Showstoppers, a Christmas gift from my children which they didn’t see until I unwrapped it Christmas morning – aren’t they thoughtful! Somehow it ended in my trolley at the supermarket without anyone seeing… somehow…

So, this is what we came up with using the ingredients we had. We adapted a recipe for English Summer Cupcakes to incorporate citrus and the strawberry flavoured icing sugar. DD did most of the work – I just talked her through it and helped out here and there with some of the trickier bits. She did have full intentions of making a lovely swirled icing on her own, but she’s a bit too little yet to master the piping bag, so she ended up frosting the cakes using a palette knife and plenty of sprinkles. The three in the photo above were mine trying to show her what to do. I took that photo during the daily half hour of decent light photo opportunity while she happily decorated the remaining cupcakes. I may have pinched her new minature-sized baking set for props! Aren’t they adorable!

This is her first contribution to Tea Time Treats. Enjoy! As this is my last post for 2012 might I take this opportunity to wish all my readers a Happy New Year and all the best for 2013.

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Strawberry Lemon Cupcakes
by Elizabeth
Light, fluffy and fruity cupcakes.
Ingredients
  • 125 grams unsalted butter, softened
  • 175 grams caster sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 175 grams self-raising flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 100 grams strawberries, hulled and chopped into small pieces
  • zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 200 grams strawberry delight icing sugar
  • 100 grams unsalted butter, softened
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 180 C. Line a 12-hole muffin tray with paper cases.
2. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Sieve over the flour and salt.
5. Add the milk and fold gently until incorporated.
6. Mix the strawberries with the lemon juice and zest. Fold into the batter.
7. Spoon into the paper cases and bake for 20 minutes, or until the tops are golden.
8. Cool for a few minutes in the pan and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
9. To prepare the buttercream, blend the icing sugar and butter together until smooth. Add a few drops of milk, if required.
10. Spread over the cupcakes and decorate with a slice of strawberry.
Details

Prep time: 25 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 45 mins Yield: 12 cupcakes

Category: Cake, Recipe

About Elizabeth

Solivagant. Foodie. Calls Shetland home.

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Comments

  1. Mich Piece of Cake

    January 16, 2013 at 6:59 am

    Hello, I’m dropping by via Tea Time Treats! These cupcakes are gorgeous. And your little girl is talented to be able to make these so young.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      January 16, 2013 at 8:03 am

      Thanks 🙂 She is a clever little thing – very creative (but she did have a little help – I told her what to do and she did all the stirring, mixing and spooning herself). 🙂

      Reply
  2. Beck Willis

    January 4, 2013 at 11:23 am

    Good idea using lemon and strawberry to compliment each other.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      January 16, 2013 at 8:02 am

      Thanks, it really worked well. They were srummy!

      Reply
  3. Julia

    January 1, 2013 at 10:34 pm

    I love young madame’s new cooking gear! Was it mummy-made? The cakes sound and look delicious!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      January 16, 2013 at 8:02 am

      No, I didn’t make it – L picked up the set in the Voe shop, of all places! It’s a fab little set, super cute!

      Reply
  4. Julia

    January 1, 2013 at 10:33 pm

    I love young madame’s new cooking gear! The cakes sound delicious!

    Reply
  5. Julia

    January 1, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    I love young madame’s new cooking gear! The cakes sound delicious!

    Reply
  6. Karen S Booth

    December 31, 2012 at 10:06 pm

    A FABULOUS entry thanks Elizabeth and great photos too! What a lovely scene, baking in the kitchen with your daughter….I used to do that with Hannah when she was little. Happy New Year, Karen

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      January 16, 2013 at 8:01 am

      It is lovely to be able to spend quality time together. Being a stay-at-home Mum certainly has its advantages!

      Reply

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