Coloured Cakes with Citrus Topping

Name: Coloured Cakes with Citrus Topping
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 0.75 cup unsalted butter; 0.75 cup superfine caster sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp strawberry flavoring; 1.25 cups self-rising flour (sifted); red Food coloring; 1 cup unsalted butter; 3.25 cups powdered sugar; 2 Tbsps Lime juice; green Food coloring; green colored sparkling sugar; 12 small Strawberries

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Difficulty:

easy

Difficulty

Preparation:

1 hr

Preparation

Ingredients

for

cupcakes

For the cupcakes: ¾ cup unsalted butter; ¾ cup superfine caster sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp strawberry flavoring; 1 ¼ cups self-rising flour (sifted); red Food coloring

For the lime buttercream: 1 cup unsalted butter; 3 ¼ cups powdered sugar; 2 Tbsps Lime juice; green Food coloring

To decorate: green colored sparkling sugar; 12 small Strawberries

How healthy are the main ingredients?

egg Strawberry

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Preparation steps

For the cupcakes: preheat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Place paper cases in a 12 hole muffin tin.

Beat the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and creamy. Gradually beat in the eggs and strawberry flavouring until well blended.

Sift in the flour and stir in gently, alternately until the mixture is a soft dropping consistency. stir in the food colouring, a few drops at a time (the colour will lighten a little during baking).

Pour into the paper cases and bake for about 20 minutes until risen and firm to the touch. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.

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.

Spoon into a piping bag and pipe a generous swirl on each cake. Sprinkle with sparkling sugar and place a strawberry on top.