Citrus Muffins
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 10 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
12
- For the cupcakes
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup superfine caster sugar
- 4 eggs (beaten)
- 2 cups self-rising flour (sifted)
- 1 Tbsp Orange juice
- 1 unwaxed Orange (finely grated zest)
- For the lime buttercream
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar (plus extra to decorate)
- 2 Tbsps Lime juice
- green Food coloring
- To decorate
- yellow sugar sprinkles
Preparation steps
1.
For the cupcakes: heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Place 12 paper cases in a muffin tin.
2.
Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs until blended.
3.
Sift in the flour and beat well. Stir in the orange juice and zest until blended.
4.
Spoon into the paper cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and risen. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
5.
Sift over a little icing sugar to cover about 1/3 of the top of the cakes.
6.
For the lime buttercream: beat the butter until soft. Sift in the icing sugar and beat until light and fluffy, then slowly beat in the lime juice and food colouring until blended.
7.
Spoon into a piping bag and pipe a generous swirl on each cake. Sprinkle with sugar strands.
