Apple Crumble
January 28, 2025
Lemon Curd
January 28, 2025Difficulty
Easy / Beginner
Prep time
10 minutes
Cooking time
20 minutes
Makes
12 servings
Description
Lemon cupcakes with lemon curd buttercream are super delicious and perfect for anyone who wants to enjoy the freshness of lemon. These cupcakes are super soft, moist and topped with creamy lemon curd buttercream. Enjoy this dessert with your loved ones as a special treat.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160°C fan-forced (180°C conventional). Line a 12-hole (90ml capacity) muffin pan with large paper cases.
- Place the sugar, cream and eggs in a large mixing bowl and whisk until smooth. Sift the flour over the wet ingredients, add the lemon zest and then the juice and continue mixing until smooth. The batter should be light and just fall from the spoon.
- Spoon the mixture into the cases and bake for 16-18 minutes or until golden and just cooked. The cupcakes will spring back when lightly touched in the centre. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
- To make the buttercream, use an electric mixer on low speed to beat the butter until light and fluffy, then add the icing sugar a little at a time. Add the lemon curd and cream and mix until smooth.
- Ice the cupcakes with the lemon curd buttercream. Drizzle with a little more curd and a few shreds of lemon zest to decorate, if you like.
Ingredients
- 150g/ 2/3 cup caster sugar
- 250m/ 1 cup thickened or pouring cream
- 2 free-range eggs, lightly beaten
- 225g/ 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
- finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 125g unsalted butter, at room temperature (lemon curd buttercream)
- 240g/ 1 1/2 cups icing sugar (lemon curd buttercream)
- 2 tablespoons good-quality lemon curd, plus extra to serve (lemon curd buttercream)
- 1 tablespoon thickened or pouring cream shreds of lemon zest, to serve (lemon curd buttercream)- optional
About me
At Crispy Crust Confections, we specialize in crafting delicious, high-quality desserts made with love and the finest ingredients. From cakes to cookies, each treat is baked fresh and designed to make your celebrations sweeter. Thank you for visiting, and we can't wait to share our passion for baking with you!