Lemon and rosewater cupcakes with lemon drizzle icing and rose petals
" />In my last post I mentioned that I’d visited Ottolenghi in Spitalfields during my U.K. holiday. Being the fan that I am I simply had to make time to pop in during my trip and as I walked towards the restaurant entrance the first thing I spotted was the iconic giant meringues in the shop window, along with a large selection of tempting and beautifully decorated sweet treats, just gorgeous. Inside we spotted a table laden with the most incredible salads and hummus that I could have just devoured on the spot. I spent a bit of time perusing the store before it was time to move on, and while I was there I bought a jar of rose petals. Inspired by the beautiful treats that I saw that day I decided to make some lemon and rose mini cakes and decorate them with a few of the petals.
Rose petal jar from Ottolenghi in London
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Rose petal jar from Ottolenghi in London
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Lemon and rosewater cupcakes with lemon drizzle icing and rose petals
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Lemon drizzle cupcakes with rose water and rose petals
" aperture="aperture" />If you love lemon recipes then check these out: lemon meringue pie, lemon sponge cake, mini lemon cheesecakes, lemon loaf cake with saffron syrup and creamy chicken with lemon and rosemary. Yup, I love a lemon recipe too!
Easy lemon and rose cupcake recipe with drizzle icing and rose petals
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Easy lemon and rose cupcake recipe with drizzle icing and rose petals
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Easy lemon and rose cupcake recipe with drizzle icing and rose petals
" />LEMON & ROSE MINI CAKES
- Servings: 15
Cupcakes:
- 2 large eggs
- 150g castor sugar
- 150ml warm milk
- 120g butter, melted
- 5ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
- 15ml (1 tbsp) rose water
- 30ml (2 tbsp) fresh lemon juice
- 30ml (2 tbsp) finely grated lemon zest
- 260g cake flour
- 7.5ml (1½ tsp) baking powder
- 1.25ml (¼ tsp) fine salt
Icing:
- 150g icing sugar
- 25ml (5 tsp) fresh lemon juice
- 2.5ml (½ tsp) rose water
- dried rose petals, to decorate (optional)
1.) Preheat the oven to 170ºC and grease a muffin tray very well.
2.) Place the eggs and castor sugar in a large mixing bowl and whisk on high speed for a few minutes until thick and pale. Add the milk, butter and vanilla and mix in. Whisk in the rose water, lemon juice and zest.
3.) Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the bowl and whisk until just combined. Pour 50ml batter into each muffin cup and bake for 20 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave to stand for a few minutes, then carefully transfer the cakes to a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
I usually have enough leftover batter to make an extra 3 cupcakes so there’s 15 in total.
4.) To make the icing sift the icing sugar into a small bowl. Add the lemon juice and rose water, and mix well until smooth. It should be thick but still spreadable. Drop a teaspoonful of icing onto each cake and spread over the top. Sprinkle with rose petals if using and serve.
