It’s Friday and I’m doing a food post! Welcome to Foodie Friday!
And no, it’s not a linky. Or a weekly series. I just wrote ‘Foodie’ in front of Friday because I’m a big fan of alliteration. *ahem*
On Thursday, I was seized by the urge to bake something. The night before on Twitter, the subject of cupcakes came up when Jessica mentioned a craving for some. I went on to boast about my ‘famous’ lemon cupcakes with homemade lemon-lime curd.
I do not make empty boasts (if there’s such a thing).
So I made these delicious golden bites of cupcake goodness.
There is no frosting, I do not particularly enjoy frosting. Instead, it’s a filled cupcake. Filled with the goodness known as lemon-lime curd. Homemade lemon-lime curd.
Since I love, care and share, here’s the recipe, as adapted from Tartelette aka Helene Dujardin, one of my favorite food bloggers (she also takes gorgeous photographs). I changed this recipe to my taste as I love my baked goods VERY lemony and less sweet (hence the strange measurement for sugar, I reduced it).
Click here for the original Lemon Lime Mini Cakes recipe, which includes the ingredients and recipe for the cream cheese frosting, which is missing in my recipe.
- 6 oz (175 g) butter at room temperature
- 4.2 oz (120 g) caster sugar
- Grated zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 6 oz (175 g) self-raising flour, sifted
- 1 level teaspoon baking powder
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- Ingredients for lemon-lime curd
- Grated zest and juice of 2 limes
- Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 3 oz (75 g) caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 oz (50g) unsalted butter
- Preheat oven at 350F (180 Celsius). Prepare cupcake tins.
- Measure all the cupcake ingredients into a mixing bowl and beat – ideally with an electric hand whisk – until you have a smooth , creamy consistency. Then divide the mixture evenly into the cupcake tins and bake them on the centre shelf of the oven for 30-35 minutes.
- Once cupcakes are cooked, remove from oven. Remove cupcakes from the tin 30 seconds after they come out of the oven, on to a wire rack to cool.
- Method for curd
- While the cupcakes are cooking, make the curd. Prepare a saucepan of barely simmering water.
- Place the sugar and grated zest into a bowl. Whisk the lime and lemon juice together with the eggs, then pour this over the sugar and zest. Then add the butter (cut into small pieces), and place the bowl into the saucepan. Stir frequently until thickened, this may take between 15-20 minutes.
- Method for marrying the cupcake with the curd
- Once the cupcakes are cool, cut a hole in the centre of each cupcake, fill it with the curd and put the ‘lid’ back on.
- Enjoy!
This post is dedicated to Jessica (My Time as Mom) and Kimberly (Mama’s Monologues) as they keep me company in the quiet hours on Twitter. They totally deserve virtual cupcakes and a shout out.
What’s your favorite cupcake?
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Oh – these are delicious! I love Tartlette’s site as well….her pictures are a feast for the eyes…as are your amazing cupcakes!
My hubby isn’t a frosting fan, either! I make something similar to this with just lemon curd and a lemon cream-cheese frosting and he promptly removes all the frosting!
These look amazing and I LOVE that you did a foodie friday!
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Thank you Ann!! I do love food, so it makes sense that I post about food occasionally right?
Um, I love you. That is all.
They look amazing!
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They taste pretty awesome too, if I may say so myself. #loveyatoo
I love the idea of the lemon curd filling. I don’t particularly like frosting on my cupcakes either unless it’s cream cheese frosting. Will give this a try one day. Thanks for sharing your world famous recipe.
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The lemon curd is yummy. Do try it!
My mother-in-law would love these! She loves all things lemon! Looks pretty tasty I must say!
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They are very good, in fact, I’m going to eat one now hehe.
I love lemon curd. And lemon cupcakes. And just plain cupcakes. And sugar.
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I am making these for sure.
How did you know I LOVE lemon? I love it so much I shall Marry it
Soul sisters!! I love all things lemon! Do make them, let me know how they turn out
First, I too LOVE alliteration. LOVE. It’s possible you picked up on this by my blog titles. Ha!
Second, I am getting into bed and now all I will think/dream about are these delicious looking cupcakes. I don’t like cupcakes but I want one of these!! YUM!
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Always Awesome, Alliteration!
If you don’t like cupcakes, you’ll love these. The curd is to die for.
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I love trying out new recipes. They look absolutely yummy. Thanks for sharing! BTW, I *love* Foody Friday. Could be a cool new meme! (wink, wink)
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Another meme?
It’d mean committing every Friday, and I can’t haha!
They are yummy, do try them and let me know how they turn out!
*drool* I will blame you for the 5 extra pounds on my rear end. Thank you very much!
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Imagine the extra 10 on my ass!
My husband would be all over these cupcakes. He loves all things lemon. The good thing is I am not crazy about lemon so if I make these for them, there is a good chance I won’t eat too many. Happy Friday.
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You might change your mind if you taste the curd
Happy Friday to you too!
You should make foodie Fridays a feature. That looks scrumptious!
If I do, it means I’ll have to make something every week. I don’t know if I can
We’ll see!
You are a cupcake queen (ok, not really alliteration but close, right)?
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Close enough!
You weren’t kidding when you said you were a whiz with cupcakes. Coming to your blog is starting to get dangerous for me as every time you post a photo of food I crave it!!
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Hehe, you’re welcome
Those pictures are so delicious looking!
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The actual cupcake was pretty darn good too!
mmm!!! Those look really, really good. I am always looking for lemon-flavored desserts (except for Lemon Heads or lemon tarts…). Thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome! I hope you try it!
YUM!
This looks sooooo good!
And it WAS!!
Wow, those look amazing. I’m not much of a baker…but I may try this.
I’m not much of a baker either, Jaime..the very reason why I dare not try..will settle for licking my monitor instead!
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It’s so easy! Just throw all the ingredients into a mixer, mix and pour batter into cupcake tin. Cannot be easier.
wow, I’m sending my address cause that they look amazing and I want them and I can’t make them. LOL
I don’t like Lemon, but honestly I Can see myself eating half a dozen of these.
YUM.
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If anything can convert a non-lemon lover to one, these will do it!
I’m drooling…these look delicious! A confession: I’ve never made cupcakes from scratch…I always use a box of cake mix.
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Hehe. These are easy cupcakes, almost as easy as cake mix. Just chuck it all into a bowl and mix!
Yum! I just saved it to Pinterest. I’m so addicted to that site now.
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Yay! Do try this recipe!
I can almost taste it already. I used to be fueled by cupcakes!
It is beautifully tangy
Oh if I wasn’t trying to lose this baby weight….they look good! I aint a fan of frosting either
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One won’t hurt
Yum! Those look DELICIOUS! Now I am totally ready to bake some up… Except, I can’t… I’m on vacation… No stove, no oven, no cooking… OK. I think l’ll have to “favorite” this on my google reader and come back to it… Someday when I have a kitchen available … And some extra time… and all the ingredients… Wait. Do you ship ‘em?
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Hahahaha! They don’t do well in transit
Shall I send you my address so you can justship them to me? OK, great!
Seriously, those look fantastic. I made similar ones once, but left out the filling. Clearly that was a mistake.
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Oh the curd is a MUST, the cupcake is just meh without it!
Looks yummolicious. Want one right now. Too lazy and tired from being licked by a bison and riding on a spitty camel at zoo w. kids today to make them…but I can dream. Good God how I love lemon curd – I think that homemade would just about kill me…!
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I can see this as a summer activity with the girls……. the homemade curd needs to be stirred continuously for 15 minutes. A very good activity to distract children with
This looks yummy!
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It was yummy!
Wow!Those look amazing! I would keep your recipe and then add a bunch, like a TON of frosting on top. Cause I am a frosting sort of gal
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I believe it was a simple cream cheese frosting – you should totally add frosting
I’ll take 2 of these right now. With frosting. Because I’m all about frosting.
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I’ll make frosting just for you.
I totally love things less sweet and more lemony! Will have to try these.
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Please do, and let me know how they taste!
This recipe looks SO good! Thanks so much for sharing!
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It is a good recipe, and yummy! You’re welcome
Those look delish. Will have to try them.
Stopping by from LBS.
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Please do, they’re very easy! Thanks for visiting.
Stopping by from Lady Blogger’s Society Tea Party – girl, I’m in awe…. homemade lemon-lime curd??? You rock!
It’s actually easier than it sounds! Thanks for visiting.
Those look absolutely delicious! But what I’m more impressed with is your ability to bake a filled cupcake…especially one filled with curd. For some reason that seems like such a monumental task to me, and yet, you did it! And they look so yummy!
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Thanks Katie! And it’s just really easy to make, not monumental at all
I LOVE lemon and those look divine!
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The cupcake looks fantastic. I am a huge fan of lemon flavored desserts. I’ll definitely give this a shot. I also adore alliteration, you won me with words.
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Thank you for coming by Penny. Do give this recipe a go, it’s VERY lemony!
Those look awesome! I’m not a super big dessert person, but I seriously think I’d love those!
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They’re beautiful
That is so tasty looking! nom!
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It was YUMMY!
I wish it said “lemon-lime turd” instead of curd so I wouldn’t be sitting here salivating!
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Hahahaha! You can’t have any Sandra, you’re on that crazy ass diet! I’ll eat one on your behalf.
I’ve never been a big lemon kind of gal, but these cupcakes look delicious. I may have to try
Thanks for the recipe!
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It’s extremely lemony so if you’re not a big lemon fan? Go easy on the lemon
The ooze of lemon looks wonderful! I will have to try these.
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Thank you, and please do!
Oh, wow, Alison. These look divine. Except for the no frosting part. Because everything is better with frosting. Hot dogs? Potato chips? Guacamole? Everything.
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Those cupcakes look awesome! I do a Food for Thought Friday recipe too. Yours is the first blog I’ve seen that follows that meme. I’m excited to look at some of your others.
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Hi Sandy, thanks for dropping by! And thank you, the cupcakes is one of my specialties (I don’t have many).
I wasn’t following a meme at all for this, I baked on Thursday so decided to post this on Friday! Did not even know there’s a meme
I am considering making it a regular series on my blog though.
they look so yummy
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So.. how is it that I can get you to come here and make them for me? Is that possible?? Yum, they look delicious!
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I would love to. Just send me a plane ticket and I’ll be right there!!:)
Oh, my poor mouth. I just drooled all over the place.
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Sweet! A tried and true lemon curd recipe. I want to make a layer cake with lemon curd filling, and I’ve been too scared to try one.
My friend is gonna love this for her birthday this weekend!
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It’s so easy to make! Just make sure you continue stirring it, or it gets lumpy easily. Plus it’s very lemony so if your friend isn’t too into that, take it easy with the lemons
Let me know how it goes!
Those look delish. And thank you, the cupcakes is one of my specialties (I don’t have many).
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