Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Cupcake 4: Lemon Butterfly

Butterfly cakes may remind you of children's birthday parties, but these attractive, creamy, miniature delights are popular with adults too.

Makes 12 cupcakes
generous ¾ cup self-rising white flour
½ tsp baking powder
8 tbsp soft margarine
generous ½ cup superfine sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
finely grated rind of ½ lemon
2 tbsp milk
confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Lemon filling
6 tbsp butter, softened
1½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice

* Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C. Put 12 paper baking cases in a muffin pan, or put 12 double-layer paper cases on a baking sheet.

* Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl. Add the margarine, sugar, eggs, lemon rind, and milk and, using an electric hand whisk, beat together until smooth. Spoon the batter into the paper cases.

* Bake the cupcakes in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until well risen and golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

* To make the filling, put the butter in a bowl and beat until fluffy. Sift in the confectioners' sugar, add the lemon juice, and beat together until smooth and creamy.

* When the cupcakes are cold, use a serrated knife to cut a circle from the top of each cupcake and then cut each circle in half. Spread or pipe a little of the buttercream filling into the center of each cupcake, then press the 2 semicircular halves into it at an angle to resemble butterfly wings. Dust with sifted confectioners' sugar before serving.
 
side one:
01. Besos y Lágrimas - Sergio Golwarz
02. I Feel Like a Feather In the Breeze - Doris Day

03. Watching Birds - Stornoway
04. Catnip - Dave "Baby" Cortez
05. El Pussycat - Sandy Nelson
06. Lemmon Flavored Blues - Jack Lemmon

07. Let's Fly Away - Doris Day
08. Floating - Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory
09. Limón Limonero - Los Macovals

10. The Moon Was Yellow - Werner Müller & His Orchestra
11. Sugar Cane - Men and Boys of the S/S Christian Radich
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side two:
01. Popcorn - Hot Butter
02. Yatara-chan's Annoying Noise - Katra Turana

03. Why Don't We Do This More Often - Doris Day
04. Lemon Tree - Steel Band Bamboushay
05. Wayward Song - The Earlies
06. Détente - Bertrand Gosselin
07. When Spring Comes Around - Leon Bibb
08. Now and Again - It Hugs Back
09. Get Out and Get Under the Moon - Doris Day

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2 comments:

  1. i accidentally stumbled upon your blog because i was searching for things related to "the new bermuda stealers." i was listening to some of the music that you uploaded and i i had to tell you that the happy sounds from this cupcake mixtape totally put a big smile on my face.

    thank you :)

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  2. that's great to hear, thanks! more cupcake mixes coming right up...

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