Description

Lemon-Basil cupcake
Amazing, tender cake with a subtle citrus flavor and subtle spice notes. And tangerine glaze not only serves as decoration for baked goods, but also gives it a special taste.

Ingredients

  • Flour

    1.5 cup

  • Leavening agent

    2.5 tsp

  • Salt

    0.25 tsp

  • Brown sugar

    1 cup

  • Lemon peel

    2 Tbsp

  • Yogurt

    0.75 cup

  • Lemon juice

    1 Tbsp

  • Vegetable oil

    0.5 cup

  • Chicken egg

    2 piece

  • Vanilla sugar

    1 tsp

  • Basil

    50 g

  • Powdered sugar

    0.5 cup

  • Juice tangerine

    2 tsp

Cooking

step-0
Blanch Basil for 30 seconds in boiling water then rinse in cold water to stop heat treatment. Spread on plain or paper towel to dry.
step-1
Put in blender blanched the Basil and pour in vegetable oil. Beat 2 minutes so that the Basil is well chopped.
step-2
Strain Basil oil through a folded in several layers of cheesecloth. You can skip this step if You don't mind pieces of Basil in the cupcake.
step-3
In another bowl, thoroughly mix the cane sugar with the lemon zest. (If You use fresh, I recommend to RUB the sugar and zest with your fingers to saturate the sugar lemon scent.) Add the yogurt, lemon juice, Basil oil, vanilla sugar and eggs, mix thoroughly.
step-4
Mix the flour, baking powder and salt, sift. Liquid ingredients pour into dry and mix thoroughly. Pour into shape and bake in a preheated 180 degree oven for 40-45 minutes. Readiness check wooden skewer. Allow to cool completely.
step-5
For the glaze, whisk to mix freshly squeezed tangerine juice and powdered sugar.
step-6
Glaze pour cake.
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