Apricot And Lemon Cupcakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 1/2 ounces unsalted butter
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 3 large eggs, beaten lightly
• 1 2/3 cups self-raising flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 lemon, zest of, grated
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup dried apricot, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 170 350.
• 2 line a 12 muffin tray with cupcake liners.
• 3 place butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, milk, lemon juice and lemon zest in bowl and beat on slow speed until ingredients have combined.
• 4 increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes.
• 5 fold in dried apricot.
• 6 divide batter evenly into cupcake liners.
• 7 bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 8 7. cool cupcakes completely before filling and icing.