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Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes

These little beauties are the perfect afternoon treat. Try them fresh with a dollop of cream and a cup of tea.

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Yield:

8 cupcakes

Total Time:

40 Minutes

Print:

8.5x11

Difficulty:

Intermediate

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup (150 g) self-rising flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup (110 g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • ¼ cup (45 ml) whole milk
  • ¾ cup (150 g) golden caster sugar
  • Zest and Juice of 2 lemons
  • ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar, or Date Syrup to taste

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Place 8 paper cupcake cases into a 12-cupcake tray.
  2. Add the flour to a mixing bowl.
  3. Place the eggs, butter, milk, caster sugar and lemon zest into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
  4. Select Variable Speed 1 and slowly increase to the highest speed.
  5. Blend for 25 seconds. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir by hand to combine.
  6. Portion into 8 cupcake cases.
  7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse the container.
  8. Meanwhile, to make the syrup, place the lemon juice and granulated sugar into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  9. Turn the dial to 1 and slowly increase the speed to 10. Blend for 5 minutes, or until hot.
  10. Remove the cupcakes from the oven and, while still hot and in the tray, prick them generously with a skewer.
  11. our or brush the hot lemon syrup onto each cupcake, and leave to cool completely in the tray before serving.