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Ingredients of Lemon cupcakes

Prepare 2 1/2 cups of flour.
Prepare 2 cups of sugar.
It's 3 tsp of baking powder.
You need 1 tsp of salt.
Prepare 1/2 cup of milk.
It's 1/2 cup of buttermilk.
It's 1/2 cup of oil.
Prepare of Zest of 2 lemons.
Prepare 2 of eggs.
You need 1 cup of water.
Prepare 200 g of butter.
It's of Icing sugar.
You need of Vanilla extract.
You need of Gel food colouring (optional).

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Lemon cupcakes step by step

Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Combine the wet ingredients except the water in a medium sized bowl. Whisk all together.
Create a well in the dry ingredients then add the wet in the centre.
Mix in well.
Add the water then mix.
Grease the cupcake cases lightly and add the mixture.
Bake at 175 * c for 15-17 minutes.
Whisk the butter in a stand mixer or you can use the hand one. Until fluffy. Add icing sugar little by little until you get the desired sweetness. Then add vanilla extract.
Colour a majority of the buttercream with a small amount of green gel food colouring..
Use the grass tip (large with many holes) hold above the cupcake without letting it touch and squeeze. (make sure the cupcake has cooled).
For the Roses colour some buttercream pink and use the small swirl tip and make small tight circular motions..
For the blue flowers use the star tip and simply squeeze lightly..
And the yellow plants simply find the crescent shaped top and also squeeze lightly.

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