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Easy - Med - HardGreen & Gold Cupcakes
Celebrate Australian Made Week with these green and gold cupcakes! Sweet, dense and bursting with flavour, you’ll love the twist of lemon and cream cheese icing.
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 2 cups (250g) plain flour
- 1 cup (200g) caster sugar
- 2 tbsp finely grated lemon rind
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds
- 1 cup (250ml) milk
- 1/3 cup (80ml) vegetable oil
- 1 egg
For the icing:
- 60g cream cheese, softened
- 30g butter, softened
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- 3/4 cup Soft Icing Mixture
- Grated lemon and lime (for topping)
Method
Make the cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 12 x cupcake tray with paper cases.
- Sift flour into a large bowl. Add sugar, poppy seeds and rind and mix well.
- Whisk milk, oil and egg together in a small jug. Pour into flour mixture and gently mix until just combined.
- Spoon mixture evenly into paper cases and bake for about 12 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.
Make the icing:
- Place cheese, butter and vanilla in a bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat until pale. Gradually add icing sugar mixture, beating until combined.
- Grate lemon and lime on top, and enjoy!
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