It’s my friend Beth’s birthday today and shes had a pretty crap time with her health. She’s just come out of hospital and i thought she might appreciate a little tummy tlc in the form of cake!!
So here’s a yummy dairy, wheat free cake recipe that actually doesn’t make you feel like you’re missing out! 🙂
Hope you enjoy.
These also make a lovely loaf cake, just bake in a lined loaf pan and bake for about 30 mins. Or in little ramikins and served with ice cream and raspberries for a special dessert.
Lemon Drizzle Cupcake
1 cup plain soya milk
3 tbsp lemon juice
3 cups Spelt flour
1 tbsp + 1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
2 tbsp lemon zest
3/4 cup soya margarine
2 cups caster sugar
2 medium cooking apples or 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
4 large eggs
For the drizzle:
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
Preheat the oven to 180’C and line 2 12 hole muffin trays.
Peel and core the apples and cut into a small dice. Place into a microwavable dish with 2 tbsp water and microwave for 3 mins stirring every minuite. It should be completely smooth and mushy. Set aside for later.
In a small dish mix the soya milk and lemon juice (makw sure you zest the lemons before you juice them) ans mimx together. This will instanly become lumpy and look every odd but have no fear!! It is meant to look like this 🙂
Set aside for later.
Into a bowl sift the dry ingredients.
In a large mixing bowl cream together the Soya marg, suagr and the lemon zest until nice and fluffy. You can use an electric mixer if you have one. Add the eggs 1 at a time until incorporated.
Add 1/2 the dry mix to this and mix well, then add the milk mixture and 1/2 cup of the applesauce and mix again. finally add the last of the dry ingredients and fold together.
Then 2/3 fill each muffin case with the batter and bake for 10-15 mins. They come out a little lighter than a ‘normal’ cupcake. When they come out prick with a cocktail stick all over to allow the drizzle to seep right in.
Mix the drizzle together and pour over the cakes. Then leave to cool in the tray and devour!
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