Mothers Day Cupcakes
Right, attention all Dads - it is Mothers Day this Sunday so get your aprons on, grab your children and get cooking! These little light and fluffy cupcakes are perfect for a mother's day treat and a wonderful way of getting your children experimenting with different flavours, learning about food and of course getting messy!
They take just minutes to make and contain no added sugar and only natural ingredients which won't result in a sugar high....followed by the inevitable crash! They are also gluten free so perfect for those with Coeliac disease or those who find gluten hard to digest.
Guaranteed to make any mum smile and hugely proud...hint hint! We suggest serving them on a pretty tray with some cheery daffodils in a vase and a restorative cup of her favourite tea. Happy Mothers Day
Makes 8
100g ground almonds
70g butter melted
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 zest of a lemon
70ml honey
For the Icing
60ml maple syrup
250 mascarpone
120g raspberries
Method:
Pre heat the oven to 170 and line muffin tins with cupcake cases.
In a bowl crack open your eggs and mix in the melted butter until completely incorportated. Next sieve in the ground almonds and baking powder - this is just to prevent lumps and get as much air into the mix as possible. If you are left with bits in your seive just add back to your mix. Add in your lemon zest and honey and stir all together.
Next dollop tablespoons into your cupcakes cases until about 3/4 full.
Place into the oven for 10-12 minutes until golden in colour, firm to the touch and if tested with a skewer they come out clean.
Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
Whilst cooking get on with making your icing.
Mix the mascarpone with the maple syrup until lump free, smooth and glossy. Then add in 3/4 of your raspberries (make sure you leave at least 8 for presentation) and squash them into the mascarpone. You want the raspberries to bleed into the cream and give off a lovely baby pink warmth.
Pile some on to your cooled cupcake and garnish with a raspberry...enjoy.
Make sure you remember not to eat all of them before giving them to Mum!!
For full recipe see Healthy Cupcakes with Raspberry Mascarpone Icing in the sweet Treats section
