Lemon Butterfly Cupcakes

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) sweet butter, softened
1 cup superfine sugar
2 cups self-rising flour
1 tsp. baking powder
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract

For the frosting:

1/2 cup (1 stick) sweet butter
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tbsp. lemon zest



Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put 18 paper baking cups in muffin pans. Combine all the ingredients for the cupcakes in a bowl and mix until smooth and pale, about 2-3 minutee. Spoon the batter into the baking cups.

Bake for 20min. Remove pans from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Then remove the cupcakes from the pan and cool on a rack. Prepare the frosting by beating the butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest until smooth. Cut a slice from the top of each cake and cut it into two. Pipe the frosting onto the top of each cupcake then place the half circles of cake at angle on each side of the frosting.

This recipe is good for birthday parties because it gives an entertainment to children as well as adults and they are easy to make. Also, they are healthy and dont contain so much sugar. Have fun making them and enjoying these delicious cupcakes.