Ingredients
- 100 g soft butter
- 100 g light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 88 g plain white flour + ½ tsp baking powder
- 50 g ground almonds
- ½ tsp orange blossom water
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 150 g natural cream cheese
- 1 tbsp soft butter
- icing sugar, to taste
- mandarins, for decoration
How to make the cupcakes
- Cream the butter and sugar together, then add one beaten egg, followed by a little of the flour. Add the second egg, then both types of flour, and mix well.
- If you wish, make the mixture more aromatic by adding the orange blossom water and a little lemon zest.
- Mix thoroughly, spoon the batter into paper cases placed in a muffin tin, and bake at 160°C until the cupcakes have risen and developed a light golden crust.
- Make the icing by mixing the cream cheese and butter well, adding icing sugar to taste, and decorating with fruit.
If you’re invited to a house party, you can whip up this recipe in no time, place the cupcakes in a basket and present them as a gift. Or you can become the host of a tea party yourself and share that blissful moment with people you enjoy spending time with.
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