Our lemon drizzle cupcakes are just too good! Moist, light, deliciously lemony and really easy to make too – the perfect spring bake!
Springtime makes me want to cook and bake lighter food and zesty lemon drizzle cupcakes really fit with the spring vibe.
They’re the perfect size for adding a an afternoon tea platter. Our easy lemon cupcakes go deliciously alongside some freshly baked scones, finger sandwiches and maybe a bottle of pink fizz to really celebrate spring properly!
Equipment Needed
- Weighing scales
- Mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Small bowl/cup
- Fork
- Grater – or lemon zester
- 12-hole muffin tray
- 12 paper or silicon cupcake cases
- Lemon juicer
Lemon Drizzle Cupcake Ingredients
You’ll only need a handful of baking ingredients to make our delicious extra moist lemon cupcakes!
For the lemon drizzle cupcakes
- 125g butter – use unsalted butter at room temperature
- 125g caster sugar
- 2 eggs beaten
- zest of a lemon
- 125g self raising flour
For the lemon drizzle
- juice of 2 lemons
- 50g caster sugar
If you prefer you can swap these to orange drizzle and just replace the lemons with oranges, you’ll probably only need the juice of one orange though as they do tend to be much juicier!
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How To Make Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes
Okay, it is super easy to make these lemon cupcakes UK afternoon tea style!
Step One – preheat the oven and pop the cupcake cases in the tray
- Preheat the oven – to 180C / 350F / Gas Mark 4
- Put 12 cupcake cases into the muffin tin.
Step Two – mix up the lemon drizzle fairy cakes batter
- Make the cupcake batter – mix together the butter and caster sugar until fluffy and light. Slowly add the beaten egg and combine.
- Add the lemon zest and self raising flour and stir gently to combine.
Step Three – divide the lemon drizzle cakes batter between the cupcake cases
- Put the cake batter into the cases –divide the cake batter evenly between the cake cases.
Step Four – bake the lemon sponge cupcakes
- Bake in the oven – for around 12 minutes until light brown.
Step Five – make the lemon drizzle
- Make the lemon drizzle –whilst the cakes are baking gently warm the lemon juice and sugar over a low heat until the sugar is dissolved.
- Pour over the lemon drizzle – once the cakes are out of the oven prick small holes into the tops of them with a co*cktail stick and pour over the lemon drizzle.
More Spring Bakes to Make
- Giant Cookie With Mini Eggs – oh this is such a delicious Easter dessert recipe, a giant skillet cookie stuffed with white chocolate chunks and chocolate mini eggs served warm from the oven with delicious clotted cream ice-cream. A total sugar fest!
- Mini Egg Cheesecake – our individual mini egg cheesecakes are super easy to make and you’ll just LOVE that creamy mini egg cheesecake mix, it’s mouthwateringly good.
- Easy Easter Cake – who says baking needs to be hard work? Cheat your way to a delicious easy chocolate bunny cake with a little help from Betty Crocker!
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Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes
Yield: Makes 12
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 32 minutes
Lovely little lemon drizzle cupcakes - the perfect spring bake
Ingredients
For the lemon drizzle cupcakes
- 125g unsalted butter
- 125g caster sugar
- 2 eggs - beaten
- zest of a lemon
- 125g self raising flour
For the lemon drizzle
- juice of 2 lemons
- 50g caster sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / Gas Mark 4
- Mix together the butter and caster sugar until fluffy and light. Slowly add the beaten egg and combine.
- Add the lemon zest and self raising flour and stir gently to combine.
- Divide the cake batter between the cake cases.
- Bake in the oven for around 12 minutes until light brown.
- Whilst the cakes are baking gently warm the lemon juice and sugar over a low heat until the sugar is dissolved.
- Once the cakes are out of the oven prick small holes into the tops of them with a co*cktail stick and pour over the lemon drizzle.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 197Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 150mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 18gProtein: 2g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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