This is another recipe from my cupcake calendar, taken from the book 500 Cupcakes. As these cupcakes are made with fat free or skimmed milk and contain blueberries, which are rich in nutrients and antioxidants, you could say that these are a slightly healthier version of cupcakes.However, that´s not quite the case especially seeing as I used butter instead of margarine. The cakes though have the lovely tang of blueberries combined with the acidness of the lime which combates the sweetness of the cake batter, making this a perfect combination. All cup/tablespoon/teaspoon measurements are American.
Ingredients (makes 18)
1/2 cup(4 oz.) butter/margarine,softened
1 cup (about 7oz) caster(superfine) sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla essence(extract)
1/2 cup (about 118ml) skimmed/fat-free milk( I used 2% milk)
2 cups (about 8 oz.)self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup blueberries
1 tbsp. grated lime rind
Glaze
1/2 cup (about 3.5 oz) caster (superfine) sugar
2 tbsp grated lime rind
3 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp boiling water
Method
1. Preheat oven to 350º F (175ºC)
2. Cream butter & sugar together until fluffy, then add eggs gradually and stir until combined.
3.Beat in the vanilla & milk.
4. Sift flour and baking powder into batter and mix well.
5. Fold in the blueberries and grated lime rind, spoon into cake cases.
6. Bake for 20 mins, then cool for 5 mins.
7. Mix sugar, lime juice, grated lime zest and boiling water in a saucepan. Simmer over a medium heat and stir until sugar dissolves.
8. Simmer for 5mins.
9. Cool slightly and using a spoon, drizzle the glaze over the cupcakes.
They sound lovely, I love blueberries and like the idea of the lime with them.
ReplyDeleteI finally bought some 'measuring cups' so can try other recipes now :)
They are aren´t they, Gill? Thanks! ; )
ReplyDeleteAnne-there are also other variations in the calendar such as blackberry & lime or strawberry and lime but wanted to take advantage that I can get hold of blueberries. Got some measuring cups last time was in the US as didn´t have scales and am hopeless at estimating-also useful as some of my cookbooks only use cup measurements!
I like the sound of adding lime to the blueberries. A must try ....
ReplyDeleteHi Rosie! It was a combination I´d never have thought of but they go really well together-you´ll definitely have to try them out!
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