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Tennis lemon curd cupcakes
Serve up a treat with these zesty lemon curd cupcakes by Baking Mad - a perfect treat for watching Wimbledon!
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Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 150g unsalted butter, softened
- 150g unrefined golden caster sugar
- 3 free range eggs, beaten
- 150g self-raising white flour
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1 tbsp milk (whole)
For the filling
- 100g lemon curd
For the decoration
- Yellow sugar paste icing
- Apricot jam
- 200g icing sugar
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 160°C / Gas Mark 4. Line a 12 hole muffin tray with cupcake cases.
2
Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
3
In a separate bowl beat together the eggs and gradually incorporate them in with the butter and sugar, mixing between each addition.
4
Sift in the flour and gently mix until fully incorporated.
5
Add the lemon extract and milk and give one last mix, before spooning the mixture into the cupcake cases. Only fill the cases 2/3 full with mixture to give evenly shaped cupcakes.
6
Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and baked throughout. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
7
Once fully cooled, use a small sharp knife to carve out the centre of the cupcake. Fill the hole with a teaspoon of lemon curd and seal by placing the carved sponge back on top.
8
Cover to the top of the cupcake with either buttercream (made up on butter and icing sugar blended together) or apricot jam. This will help the sugar paste icing stick.
9
Roll out the yellow sugar paste icing and using a circular cutter, cut out a circle the same size as the top of your cupcake. Place on top of the jam/buttercream to secure in place.
10
Mix together the icing sugar with a drop or two of water to make a thick consistency. Add a touch more water if too thick, or some more icing sugar if the icing becomes to runny.
11
Fill a piping bag with the icing and gently snip a small hole in the bottom. Pipe the stripes on the tennis ball on to the yellow sugar paste and allow to dry. Then 'serve'.
Last updated 3 days ago
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