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Sarah's lemon cupcakes
Photo: Deva Williamson

Sarah's lemon cupcakes

11 ingredients Makes 12 cakes openrecipes
Sarah's lemon cupcakes

I love baking cupcakes and this is a mix of a few recipes i've tried. Really yummy citrus icing gives them a tang.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

696
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cake not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Cake ingrediants
  • 110g butter
  • 110g caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 75g self-raising flour, sieved
  • 3 drops lemon extract
  • For the icing
  • 175g icing sugar, sieved
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of lemon juice from a fresh lemon
  • Lemon rind zest
  • 3 drops of yellow food colouring

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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