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Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

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Prep

45 mins

Bake

20 mins

Serves

12

Difficulty

Medium
Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

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Lemon Meringue Pie made into a perfect cakey portion! Sweet lemon curd, soft fluffy sponge and a creamy meringue topper… You’ll wonder why you never thought of it before!

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For the cupcakes

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced, then line twelve 125ml (1/2 cup) muffin pans with paper cases.

Step 2

Use electric beaters to beat the butter, sugar and lemon rind in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flours and milk, in alternating batches, until just combined. Divide among prepared pans. Bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

For the lemon curd

Step 1

Meanwhile, for the curd, combine the egg, butter, rind, juice and sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat.

Step 2

Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until butter melts. Increase heat to medium. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat.

Step 3

Transfer curd to a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Place in fridge for 1 1⁄2 hours to chill.

For the filling

Step 1

Use a small serrated knife to cut a 4cm-wide, 2-3cm-deep cone from the centre of each cupcake. Spoon lemon curd into holes.

For the meringue

Step 1

Whisk the egg whites in a clean, dry bowl until soft peaks form. Continue whisking, gradually adding sugar, 1 tbsp at a time. Continue whisking until sugar dissolves.

Use a piping bag with a 1.5cm plain nozzle to pipe meringue over cupcakes. Use a cook’s blowtorch to lightly toast the meringue.

Ingredients – 7 items

Serving

1

For the Cupcake

Butter

Salted butter

125 g
Pure Cane Caster Sugar

Caster sugar

155 g

Lemon rind

finely grated

2 tsp
Eggs

Eggs

2
Flour

Self raising flour

150 g
Flour

Plain flour

150 g
Milk

Milk

Half cup of

For the lemon curd

Eggs

Egg

lightly whicked

1
Butter

Salted butter

50 g

Lemon rind

finely grated

2 tsp
Lemon-juice

Lemon juice

Quarter of a cup
Fairtrade Golden Caster

Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Sugar

half a cup

For the meringue

Egg whites

4
Pure Cane Caster Sugar

Caster sugar

215 g

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