PITTER-PATTER CUPCAKES

Gluten free Lemon cakes|

1. 200g of butter softened
2. 2 teaspoons lemons finally grated.
3. 300g gluten free self raising flour
4. 220g caster sugar
5. 125ml of milk
6. 2 eggs
7. 2 egg whites.

Lemon buttercream|

1. 125g butter softened
2. 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind,
3. 240g icing sugar sifted,
4. 2 tablespoons milk.

Decorations|

1. 24 gluten free jelly beans (yellow ,blue ,pink )
2. tube of yellow, pink, blue writing icing.

Method

1. Pre heat oven 180C, line two 12 hole muffin pans with paper cases of your choice.
2. Beat butter and rind in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until its paler in colour.
3. Sift the flour a quarter cup of sugar beat the flour, sugar and milk into the butter in two batches until combined.
4. Beating the eggs and the egg whites in a small bowl with an electric mixer until thick and creamy, gradually adding remaining sugar, beating until dissolved, gradually beat egg mixture into flour mixture on a low speed.
5. Place an ice cream scoop of cupcake mixture into the cases and bake for 18-20 minutes. Stand cakes for about 10 minutes before turning top side up on to the wire rack to cool.
6. Meanwhile make the lemon buttercream.
7. Spread the top of each cake evenly with the lemon buttercream and get the jelly beans and place two so it looks like feet, using the writing icing do five small dots in front of the jelly bean to look like toes.
8. ENJOY!!

These are super cute for a new baby, or a baby's birthday, i have done  practice trials in awaiting of my friends baby shower!!

Verity xoxo