Mojito Cupcakes!

Mojito cupcakes! 

Excuse the measurements - I work in an old fashioned way - from my mums recipes! Therefore they stick in my head like they were originally written in the 1970's! 

•  4oz slightly salted butter 


• 4oz plain flour 


• 4oz caster sugar 


• 2tsp baking powder 


• 2 large free range/ organic eggs 


• zest of one lime 

1. Heat the oven to 180 degrees. 


2. Bung the whole lot into a mixer & mix for about 3-4 minutes (none of this creaming nonsense for me!) 


3. Line 12-16 muffin/cupcake tins with cupcake/muffin cases. 


4. Put 2 mini ice cream scoops of mix into each case. 


5. Pop them in the oven & bake for 15-18 minutes. 


6. Take out of the oven, once baked & place on to a wire rack to cool. 

FOR THE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: 

• 500grammes of slightly salted butter 


• 1lb of icing sugar 


• 1 table spoon (or 2 ... to taste) Tequila 


• 4 shredded & diced mint leaves 


• 1 table spoon lime juice 

1. Put it all into the mixer & beat for a good 5 minutes until it's lovely & whippy & soft! 


2. When the cakes are cool, pipe the buttercream frosting onto the cupcakes. 


3. Finish with a wedge of lime, roll in granulated sugar & pop in a straw! 

Cheers!

Lairy xx

... fairy wishes & delicious kisses to you! xx