Marian selected a Lemon Crunch Cup Cake for dessert for this session at the South Arm Cooking Club for Seniors. We adapted the recipe not to include the topping for a more healthier dessert for the seniors.
This Lemon Crunch Cup Cake is fluffy and the lemon zest adds citrusy flavour to the cup cake.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup chopped walnut (optional)
- grated rind from 2 lemons or oranges
Topping
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- juice of 1 lemon or orange
Source: Marian
Yield 12 cup cakes
Instructions
 Line muffin pans with paper cups or spray muffin tins with non-stick spray and dust with flour.
Preheat oven to 350F. Zest the lemons or oranges first before juicing them. |
 Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, lemon rind and vanilla. Beat well. |
 In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder and baking soda.
Add flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture … |
 … alternately with buttermilk, fold to mix well after each addition. |
 Stir in the walnuts if using. Fold into the batter. |
 Scoop batter into prepared muffin tins.
Bake in a 350F preheated oven for 20 minutes or until cake is done.
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 For the topping, mix lemon or orange juice and sugar. Pour over warm cup cake and return to oven for 5 to 10 minutes, until the top is crusty.
Let cup cakes cool on wire rack. |