Name: Elderflower and lemon cupcakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 200g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 150g sugar; 200g soft butter or dairy-free spread; 4 Tbsp elderflower cordial; grated zest of 1 lemon; 3 eggs, beaten

Elderflower and lemon cupcakes

30 Jul 2016

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Background

These light, delicate and zesty elderflower and lemon cupcakes are incredibly easy to make and perfect for summer picnics and garden tea parties. I've made them with cold-pressed sunflower spread, so they are dairy-free, but you can use butter, if dairy is not an issue for you. Also, you can decorate them to your liking, or to the occasion (such as anniversaries, Valentine's day, Mother's day and so on). I've just dusted them with icing sugar.

Ingredients

200g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
150g sugar
200g soft butter or dairy-free spread
4 Tbsp elderflower cordial
grated zest of 1 lemon
3 eggs, beaten

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a muffin tin with cupcake cases.
Sift the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt into a mixing bowl.
Whisk the sugar and butter in another bowl, until it becomes fluffy. Add the elderflower cordial and the lemon zest, then gradually pour in the beaten egg, alternating with one spoonful of the flour mixture, whilst beating continuously between each addition. Then gently fold in the flour mixture.
Spoon the batter into the cases. Bake for 20 minutes, until golden and springy. Let them cool for 5 minutes in the tin, then move them to a wire rack.
When they are completely cool, decorate them with icing, icing sugar or frosting. Alternatively, when the cupcakes are warm, poke them with a skewer and pour over some elderflower syrup.

Tips

To make some icing, beat some softened butter (or dairy-free spread, cream cheese etc ) with icing sugar and elderflower cordial until light and fluffy. Pipe or spread this cream onto each cupcake and sprinkle them with lemon zest.