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5th February 2013

Tangy Lemon Cakes

Can you believe it the snow is back!!

This means not much going out and lots of baking cakes inside today.

Got to take the children to school so I might just nip to the gym for a quick run on the treadmill first.

Made these lemon flower cakes over the weekend and they are lovely, sweet, tangy and very very moreish.

Serves 12
Ingredients:

100g Margarine
100g Golden caster sugar
100g Sieved self raising flour
2 eggs
Juice squeezed from 1 lemon
Grated zest from one lemon
1 Tablespoon of whole milk
Baking spray
12 lemon jelly sweets
2 x 6 holed flower silicon trays

Topping:

50g Margarine
50g Soft cream cheese
200g Sieved icing sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
12 jelly lemon sweets

Method:

Make the cheesy butter cream first and place into a icing bag and leave into fridge until ready to use.
Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl, add the cream cheese, butter and lemon juice.
Beat together with a electric whisk.
Place into icing bag then into the fridge.
Pre heat oven at 180c/350f/Gas mark 4
Spray 2×6 holed silicon trays with baking spray optional ( helps them turn out better with shape of trays)
Juice lemon and set aside (till after cakes are cooked)
Grate rind of lemon set aside.
Place butter, sugar and eggs into a large bowl and whisk until light and smooth.
Add flour, milk and lemon rind, mix again.
Spoon the cake mixture into the cake trays.
Bake for around 20 minutes until golden.
Leave 5 minutes then turn out.
Prick the cake with a small skewer a few times the place a little lemon juice on a teaspoon and sprinkle of a few of the cakes at a time, whilst the cakes are still warm.
Leave to cool completely.
Pipe the cream onto the buns and place a lemon sweet in the middle.
Enjoy!

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10 comments so far.

10 responses to “Tangy Lemon Cakes”

Camille says:

5th February 2013 at 8:20 am

So pretty, and tasty I'm sure!Nominated you for the 2013 Mad blog awards. 🙂

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- Claire Justine says:
  
  6th February 2013 at 10:23 am
  
  Arr thanks so much for the vote Camille 🙂
  
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Angie G. says:

5th February 2013 at 2:34 pm

These are so cute! I am about sick of the snow, we get a inch or two EVERY day, with the cold, cold temps, it is just enough to make the road slick. Angie G.

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- Claire Justine says:
  
  6th February 2013 at 10:32 am
  
  Thanks for the comment 🙂
  
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Laura @ Cute Junk Ive Made says:

5th February 2013 at 6:37 pm

These are lovely! I am a huge fan of lemon and am always looking for new recipes to try! Thanks for sharing. I found you via the Him & Her "Tell Me Tuesday" linky party and am a new follower!

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- Claire Justine says:
  
  6th February 2013 at 10:35 am
  
  Thanks Laura, hoping over now to follow back 🙂
  
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Winnie says:

5th February 2013 at 7:16 pm

How sweet and pretty these lookWe looooooooove lemon-desserts, and I actually have a similar silicon tray

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- Claire Justine says:
  
  6th February 2013 at 10:44 am
  
  Thanks Winnie 🙂 the tray is great, love mine 🙂
  
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Emily Thompson says:

6th February 2013 at 12:00 pm

yummy! I love lemon desserts! Thanks for sharing at Tasteful Tuesdays this week! Do you sew or know someone who does? I have a fabulous pattern sale (18 patterns for under $25) and giveaway going on right now.

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- Claire Justine says:
  
  8th February 2013 at 10:02 am
  
  Thanks for stopping by 🙂
  
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