Baa Baa Cupcakes

Name: Baa Baa Cupcakes
Yield: Makes a dozen
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 125 g (4½ oz) butter; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 125 g (4½ oz) self-raising flour; 2 tablespoons milk; 125 g (4½ oz) caster sugar; 2 eggs; 1 lemon, zested; 50 g (1¾ oz) butter; 100 g (3½ oz) icing sugar; A squeeze of lemon juice; 150 g (5 oz) black fondant icing; 15 g white fondant icing; 120 g white mini marshmallows

Preparation info

Makes
a dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

My Scottish Island Kitchen

By Coinneach MacLeod

Published 2022

About

Kyle and Oscar, my great-nephews, love visiting my brother (their grandad) when he is busy lambing, so these lemon cupcakes with marshmallow wool were a real hit! The zest and juice of the fresh lemon gives these cupcakes the perfect citrusy blast – I think even grandad might like one!

Ingredients

For the cupcakes

125 g (4½ oz) butter
125 g (4½

Europe
United Kingdom
Cake
Scotland
Mediterranean

Method

This all-in-one method makes for quick easy cupcakes. Preheat your oven to 160°C fan (350°F). Line a muffin tin with paper cases. Put all the cupcake ingredients into a bowl and beat with an electric whisk until evenly combined and smooth.

Scoop the batter into the lined muffin