SPRINKLES CUPCAKES WEDDING RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 30 cupcake pan cups with paper liners.
• Sift the self-rising flour and salt together in a bowl. In another bowl, beat the unsalted butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating each egg until incorporated before adding the next. Mix in the vanilla extract and lemon zest.
• Gently beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture, one third at a time, alternating with half the milk and half the lemon juice after each of the first 2 additions of flour. Beat until just combined; do not over mix.
• Fill the prepared cupcake liners with batter 3/4 full, and bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 17 minutes. Let the cupcakes cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before removing them to finish cooling on a rack.
• To make the icing, beat the cream in a chilled bowl with an electric mixer set on Low until the cream begins to thicken. Add the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice, a little at a time, beating after each addition, until fully incorporated. Increase the mixer speed to High, and beat until the icing forms soft peaks, about 5 minutes. Spread on the cooled cupcakes. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Line a 12-hole cupcake tin with 12 paper cases.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar using an electric mixer until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until each egg is completely incorporated before adding the next. Add a tablespoon of flour if the mixture curdles. Stir in the lemon zest.
• Fold in the flour using a large metal spoon until no traces of it are visible. Gently fold in the lemon juice and milk to loosen the mixture.
• Spoon the mixture into the paper cases, about 55g/2oz per case. Bake for 25 minutes, or until the cakes spring back when the centres are pressed gently with a finger. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the buttercream icing, sift half the icing sugar into a bowl. Add the softened butter and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the remaining icing sugar, then the lemon zest and juice and milk. Using a palette knife or spatula, spread about a tablespoon of icing onto each cake.