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Earl Grey cupcakes with lemon icing recipe

12 ratings

An elegant and sophisticated sweet treat perfect for Mother's Day. These pretty, light cupcakes flavoured with Earl Grey tea and topped with a sharp lemon icing, are sure to be loved by all. See method

Serves 10 (makes 10)
20 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook, plus cooling
606 calories / serving

Ingredients

125ml full-fat milk
2 Earl Grey tea bags
125g unsalted butter, softened
185g caster sugar
3 medium eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
150g self-raising flour
75g '00' flour

For the icing

200g unsalted butter, softened
175g lighter mascarpone
300g icing sugar
3 tbsp lemon curd
pared zest of 1 lemon or half/quarter
slices of lemon, to decorate

No self-raising flour? Add 2 tsp baking powder for every 150g plain flour

Each serving contains

Energy
2535kj
606kcal 30%
Fat
34g 48%
Saturates
20g 98%
Sugars
54g 60%
Salt
0.2g 4%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 73.6g Protein 6.5g Fibre 0.8g

Method

Heat the milk in a pan, add the teabags and set aside to infuse for at 20 mins then strain.
Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with 10 muffin cases. Cream the butter and sugar together with an electric hand whisk until very light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. Add the vanilla extract and fold in the flours. Finally mix in the infused milk.

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Divide between the baking cases and bake in the centre of the oven for 20 mins until golden and risen. Remove from the tin onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Make the icing. Beat the butter and mascarpone together with the icing sugar until light and fluffy. Add the lemon zest and the lemon curd and mix until incorporated, then spoon into a piping bag with a medium star-shaped nozzle.

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Once the cupcakes are cool, pipe with the icing in a swirly pattern. Finish with a little grated lemon zest sprinkled on top.

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Tip: Make the cupcakes the day before and keep in a sealed airtight container overnight. Keep the icing in the fridge in the icing bag then bring up to room temperature before icing the next day.

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As part of a healthy balanced diet, we recommend this recipe for a special occasion or treat.