APPLE AND LEMON CUPCAKES

SERVES 12 CUPCAKES

FOR THE CUPCAKES

2 1⁄2 cups (300 g) (11oz) flour

1 cup (220 g) (7.8oz) sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1⁄2 tsp baking soda

1⁄2 tsp salt

3⁄4 cup (200 g) (7.1oz) apple juice

2⁄3 cup (130 g) (4.6oz) sunflower oil

1 Golden apple

1 lemon

FOR THE DECORATION

1 1⁄2 cups (350 g) (12oz) vegetable whipping cream

1⁄2 cup (60 g) (2.1oz) powdered sugar

1 lemon

1 Golden apple

NUTRITIONAL VALUES

Calories: 167kcal
Fat: 0.8g (0.1g S.Fat)
Carbs: 40.4g
Protein: 5.8g
Sugar: 20.9g
Sodium: 72mg

METHOD

Combine all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl (flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and baking powder). Peel and core the apple, then cut it into 3/8-inch (1-cm) cubes. Peel the lemon and grate it. In a mixing bowl, combine the apple juice, lemon peel, oil, and apple cubes. Whip the mixture with a wire whisk. Fill each cupcake liner halfway with batter.

Bake at 355° F (180° C) for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of each cupcake comes out clean. Place them in a cool place for a few hours.

Whip the vegetable cream and powdered sugar together. Mix in the lemon juice with a spatula, being careful not to lose the cream. Whipped cream and thin apple wedges should be used to decorate each cupcake.