Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Icing

Ilana

Ingredients
¼ cup butter
¾ cup castor sugar
2 large eggs
2 cups cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
¼ cup vegetable oil
¾ cup milk
½ tsp vanilla essence
½ tsp lemon essence
2 tsp lemon zest

For the lemon icing:
190g softened butter
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
650g sifted icing sugar
 

Method
Preheat the oven to 180 °C and line a muffin pan with cupcake holders.
To make the batter, cream the butter and castor sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt and then add this to the butter-egg mixture.
Continue to beat and slowly add the oil, then the milk.
Beat well. Add the vanilla essence, lemon essence and lemon zest, and beat for a further minute.
Divide the batter between the cupcake holders and bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.

To make the icing, beat the butter until light and fluffy.
Add the vanilla essence, lemon juice and lemon zest, and beat for a further minute.
 Add the icing sugar and beat to combine. Ice the cooled cupcakes

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