green cupcake !!

These cupcakes are green versions of the red velvet cupcakes. Exception is in the fresh lime taste.

Ingredients:

For the cupcakes:

150 g butter, room temperature
150 g caster sugar
2 eggs
160 g plain flour ½ lime zest

1 teaspoon baking soda pinch of salt
1 teaspoon green food colour 170 ml sour crème
1 teaspoon white vinegar For the icing:
- 70 g butter
- 300 g icing sugar
- 150 g cream cheese
- ½ lime juice

Preparation method:

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F and line 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.

Cream the butter and sugar into a mixing bowl. Stir in the food colour and mix, until you have dark green thick paste.
Whisk in the eggs and white vinegar, using electric whisk. Stir in the half of the sour crème. Sift the flour and baking soda into a bowl. Gradually fold in the flour and pinch of salt. Add second half of the sour crème. Stir well using metal spoon until smooth and combined.

Spoon the mixture into paper cases to 2/3 full and bake for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch. Leave on wire rack to cool.
Meanwhile, prepare the icing. Cream the icing sugar and butter into a mixing bowl. Stir in the lime juice and add cream cheese. Whisk all using electric whisk and leave in refrigerator for half an hour.
Spoon the piping bag with the icing and pipe onto cupcakes. Decorate with grated lime zest.