The pretty lemon meringue cupcakes look as pretty as they are delicious – they’re a treat the whole family can enjoy
Ingredients
- For the
- cupcakes:
- 12 cupcakes made using
- (omit the vanilla extract and adding finely zested rind of 1 lemon to the mixture)
- For the
- filling:
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 3-4 level tbsp lemon curd
- For the
- meringue icing:
- (but leave out the butter, which will give a plain meringue)
- You'll also need:
- Large piping bag fitted with 12mm (½in) plain piping tube
Method
As soon as the cakes come out of the oven, brush the tops with the lemon juice, then leave to cool on thewire rack.
Spread a little lemon curd over the top of each cake
Set the oven to gas mark 5 or 190°C.
Fill the piping bag with the meringue mixture, and pipe spikes over the top of each cake
Place them on a baking tray and cook in the oven for about 5-7 mins, or until the meringue is just starting to turn golden.
Remove the cakes from the oven and leave to cool on wire rack.
