The main ingredients of lemon cup cake are usually lemon juice, sugar, baking powder,butter milk. These cup cakes are considered to be as one of the perfect consistently formed cupcakes in the world. Try best cupcakes recipe from recipe to cook now.
Prepare buttermilk,
Take 1 cup of milk and add 1 tsp of vinegar, keep aside for 5-7 minutes.
Prepare cupcake batter,
In a bowl Sieve add All-Purpose Flour – 1.5 cups,
Sugar – 1/2 cup,
Baking Powder – 1 Tsp,
Baking Soda – 1/2 Tsp,
A Pinch of Salt,
Sift them together.
Add 1/2 cup oil and buttermilk mix them.
Do not over mix the batter!
Add 1 tsp vanilla essence, 1 tsp lemon zest, 1 tbsp lemon juice, and yellow food color(optional)
Mix well.
Pour the batter into the cupcake mold.
Pour only 3/4.
Preheat the oven at 180C and bake the cupcakes for about 20-22 minutes.
Prepare lemon buttercream,
Take 225g butter at room temperature, beat it until it’s pale in color and light.
Add 4 cups sugar in total but add them in batches(1 to 2 tbsp at a time)
Once the frosting is light and fluffy add lemon juice – 1 tbsp, lemon zest – 1 tsp, yellow food color (optional)
mix them well.
Cupcake is ready.
Transfer the frosting to a piping bag and decorate the cupcake
Easy Lemon Cupcake is ready!
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