Lemony Lemony Sunday

Gue memutuskan untuk menghias hari minggu kemarin dengan lemon! :) meet my lemony lemony cupcakes



lemon cupcakes topped with honey lemon frosting. yummy! everything is lemony-great.
it's also great with afternoon tea. gue minum ice jasmine tea dengan ini. my own lil afternoon tea.

this is the recipe. enjoy!


lemon cupcake

3 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
3 tablespoons of finely grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla Crystal
1 cup sour cream

* Preheat oven to 160 degree centigrade. Line muffin tins with paper liners. whisk together flour,baking powder, and salt
* with an electronic mixer on medium-high speed, cream butter until pale and fluffy then add sugar, beating till incorporated. add eggs, one at a time. beat in zest and vanilla crystal.with low speed, add flour mixture, alternating with sour cream and lemon juice.
*bake for 20-25 minutes

make about 30 cupcakes

honey lemon frosting

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
200 gr cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of finely grated lemon zest
honey ( to drizzle)

with electronic mixer on medium speed, beat butter and cream cheese till smooth. add honey, lemon zest and lemon juice.

*both of recipes are modified from the book Martha Stewart's Cupcakes