Ingredient Tip: We used Belberry Elderflower Syrup, available on Amazon.ca.
Lemon-elderflower cupcakes
By Chatelaine78
PREP TIME
20 min
TOTAL TIME
40 min
Makes
12 cupcakes
* PLUS 30 min. cooling time
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp elderflower syrup
- 2/3 cup 2% milk
Icing
- 1 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
- 2 1/4 cups icing sugar
- 1/4 cup elderflower syrup
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- PREHEAT oven to 350F.
- LINE a 12-cup muffin pan with paper cups. Stir flour with baking powder and salt. Beat ½ cup butter with granulated sugar and lemon zest, using an electric mixer on medium, in a large bowl, 2 min. Beat in eggs and 2 tbsp elderflower syrup until combined. Gradually beat in half of flour mixture, then half of milk. Repeat additions. Divide between muffin cups.
- BAKE in centre of oven until a cake tester inserted in centre of cupcakes comes out clean, 18 to 20 min. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- FOR icing: Beat 1 cup butter and icing sugar, using an electric mixer on medium, in a large bowl, until light and fluffy. Beat in ¼ cup elderflower syrup and lemon juice.
- ICE each cupcake with a spoon or piping bags. Decorate with edible flowers, if desired.
