A love affair with lemon

My husband and l have a deep love for all things lemon, so after watching Master Chef my husband requested the most tartest lemon cupcake l could make for his birthday.

The cakes were lovely but could of taken a lot more lemon, l'm not sure if it is because l don't have a proper lemon zester. I think l will have to invest in one and see if it makes a difference.

Prep Time 20 mins

Cooking Time 20 mins

Makes 12

Pre-Heat oven to moderate 180'C 

Lemon Cupcakes

120g unsalted butter, softened

2/3 cup caster sugar

1 1/2 cups self-raising flour

1/2 cup milk

2 tsp vanilla essence

2 eggs

rind of 4 lemons

1/4 cup lemon juice

icing

125g butter, softened and cubed

2 cups icing sugar

lemon juice to taste, I used 1/2 cup

mix all ingredients until 

light and fluffy