LEMON CUPCAKE RECIPES

The Recipe for Lemon Cupcakes
Ingredients
6 oz ---175 gm-1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
4 oz--110 gm--1/2 cup castor sugar
4 oz--110gm--1/2 cup butter or margarine
the grated rind of one lemon
2 large eggs
lemon juice
Method
Cream together the butter/margarine and castor sugar. Beat in the eggs one by one. Add the rind of the lemon. Add the flour using a sieve. Add the lemon juice from the one lemon. Divide into cupcake cases, about 12 to 15, bake for 12 to 15 mins at gas 5, 190C or 375F. Test for firmness and with a cocktail stick to ensure the centre has been cooked. Cool.




The Recipe for Lemon Curd
Ingredients
3 oz--75gm--1/3 cup castor sugar
juice of one lemon
the grated rind of one lemon
2 large eggs
2oz--50 gm-- 1/4 cup butter
Method
Choose a bowl that fits onto a pan without touching the base. Put water into the pan and the bowl on top of it and simmer gently. Place the sugar and grated rind of the lemon in the bowl over the simmering water. In a different bowl put the lemon juice and the 2 eggs. Beat together. Add to the bowl on the heat ,stir. Cut up the butter into cubes and add to the bowl of lemon mixture. Stir till it all and let the mixture simmer for 20 mins until it is thick , stir frequently. Cool and use for the cupcakes