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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Flour
- Pinch of Salt
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 cup butter, soft
- 1 1/4 cups Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup Fresh Lemon Juice
- Zest of 3 lemons
- Meringue:
- 4 large Egg Whites
- 1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 3 Tbsp icing sugar
Details
Servings 12
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 20mins
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350F
Step 2
In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking powder.
Step 3
In the mixer bowl, beat eggs, butter and sugar for 2 minutes.
Step 4
Add vanilla, and continue to mix
Step 5
In a measuring cup, combine the milk and the lemon juice.
Step 6
Add dry mixture to wet ingredients gradually, alternating with lemon-milk mixture.
Step 7
Add lemon zest.
Step 8
Add to 12 cupcake liners, by piping with ziplock bag. (Making sure that the hole allows the zest to pass through.)
Step 9
Bake 20 minutes, until toothpick in center comes out clean.
Step 10
For the meringue: Whip the egg whites with the cream of tartar on medium speed until foamy, then increase the speed to high and gradually pour in the granulated sugar and icing sugar and continue whipping just until the whites hold a medium peak.
Pipe on cupcakes and place under broiler till tips are browned.
You can omit the vanilla, and use vanilla soy milk instead of milk.
Egg whites should be as close to room temp as possible.
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