LEMON CURD CUPCAKES

ingredients

• 250g Schär Gluten Free Mix It! Flour• 250g butter, softened • 250g golden caster sugar • 4 Waitrose British Blacktail Medium Free Range Eggs • 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder • 1 tsp xantham gum • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 2 tbsp poppy seeds • Juice of 1 lemon • Finely grated zest of 2 lemons • 100g lemon curd

Step 1

Heat the oven to 180ºC, gas mark 4, and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases. To make the cupcakes, beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until very light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until well mixed. Once the eggs are incorporated, add the flour, baking powder, xantham gum, vanilla extract, poppy seeds, lemon juice and half the lemon zest. Fold with a spatula until well combined.

Step 2

Divide the mixture between the paper cases, flatten and smooth the surfaces of each cupcake with a knife, then bake for 20–25 minutes or until risen and golden. Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 3

Use an apple corer or teaspoon to make a small hole about 2cm deep in the top of each cupcake. Spoon or pipe the lemon curd into the holes and top with the remaining lemon zest.

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