Cupcake

Hello everyone :) Happy Sunday, I do love Sundays, its the one day of the week when I get a little time to just chill and catch up! I have this week been baking for my friends wedding, her colours are white and purple so I suggested we make Lavender Cupcakes. If you haven't yet tried these beauty's then I recommend you do, they are now my favourites!

Jess's Lavender Cupcakes

Cupcake:

120g self raising flour

140g caster sugar

40g unsalted butter

1 egg

120ml full fat milk

1/4 tsp vanilla essence

Blend flour , sugar, and butter in a mixer until it resembles fine, powdery breadcrumbs. Gradually add half the milk until just combined. Whisk the egg into the remaining milk and add the vanilla essence. Add milk and egg mix to batter and blend until just combined. Pour into cupcake cases until 2/3 full and bake for 20-25 minutes at 160°C. Oven temperatures based on electric fan oven

Lavender Frosting:

25ml whole milk

1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers

250 g icing sugar, sifted

80g unsalted butter, at room temperature

a couple of drops of purple food colouring (optional)

The night before making the cupcakes, put the milk and lavender flowers in a egg cup, cover and put in the fridge. You can do this for a few hours, but overnight will give you the full flavour :)

Beat together the icing sugar, butter and food colouring. Strain the lavender infused milk and slowly pour into the butter mixture, the turn electric whisk, or mixer up to high speed. The more you beat the mixture the lighter and fluffier it will be.

When Cupcakes are cool spoon frosting on top, add decoration if wanted, then try not to faint in amazement at the delight about to be encountered when you scoff the lot!

Honestly whoever trys these please let me know what you think! Hope you all having a awesome Sunday :)