Updated post.
Ideal for the kids and parties, Greek lemon & poppy cupcakes (Greek by the fact we use Greek yogurt) will delight kids everywhere. Light, tasty and ideal for picnics, lunchboxes and treats any time of year, I know you guys will love these!
I just need to trial a vegan version for myself!
Ingredients:
225g self-raising flour
150g caster sugar
zest 2 lemons
1 tbsp toasted poppy seeds
3 eggs
100g natural Greek yoghurt (full or low fat)
175g butter, melted.
For the icing:
225g butter,
400g icing sugar, sifted
juice 1 lemon
poppy seeds for decoration
Method:
Set your oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
Mix the flour, sugar, lemon zest and poppy seeds in a bowl. Beat the eggs and the yogurt together before adding the melted butter. Then pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and whisk until smooth.
Line the 12 cupcake/ cake tray with the 12 cases dropping equal dollops of mixture into each one.
Bake for 20 minutes until lightly golden. Check the cakes with a skewer or fork to ensure they are cooked through (skewer should come out clean if they are). Cool the cupcakes whiles preparing the icing.
To ice, beat the butter until softened in a bowl, then gradually beat in the lemon juice and icing sugar. Pour into an piping bag or gently spoon and spread onto the cakes.Finish with toasted poppy seeds for decoration.
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Delicious! Seriously one of my favourite cupcakes 🙂
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@Steph thanks, we love making them in this house!
I wonder why those two flavours work together? Is it a blend of sour and savoury?
@TheBoyandMe I think so, they are such great partners!
So have to make those when I am back. YUM!!
Not a massive poppy seed fan, but the sound of lemon makes me think that I should try this x
@Carolin just as nice without! Let me know if you try them x
Gorgeous looking cakes. I need to bake more! x
@Hannah Ruth they are delicious! Husband enjoys baking and cooking with Oliver so he actually does it more than I do!
i love lemon and poppy seed these look ace. Thanks for linking up the party, do you have any cheesecakes in your blog to link back to mine Bake it at The good life mum Helen xx
@Helen thanks for that. No cheesecakes as yet but will link if I do x
ooh, lover of all things citrusy at ours, so might have to add these to the list of ‘to bake’! x
@mascara&mud you should! Love your homemade lemonade too! Gorge avatar too x
They look amazing!!
@Maria thank you, they taste as good as they look!
Gorgeous, pass one, no two over now! (please) They look so delicious and I like that there is not a pile of frosting on top, reminds me of the one my mum used to bake x
They look delicious. I only discovered last year how amazing lemons are in cakes. x
@Lauren ooh lemon in cake is heavenly x
@Lauren thank you, addictive aren’t they x
ooooh i have never had poppy seeds in anything other than a bread roll! i do love lemon cakes so light and zesty and your icing makes them look so pretty too. x
@Jenny Paulin ooh you haven’t lived! hehe! They are pretty aren’t they x