Lime Cupcakes

Serves 12

Ingredients
80g butter, melted
1 large egg
175ml plain yoghurt
Juice and zest of 1 large lime or 1.5 small limes
250g plain flour
1 tbsp baking powder
150g caster sugar
3 tbsp milk

1 quantity of  lime buttercream http://12557keepcalmandbakeon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/lime-buttercream.html

Method
1) Preheat the over to 180 degrees C/ Gas 4.
2) Line a 12 hole muffin tin with cupcake cases.
3) Mix together the butter (melted), egg, yoghurt, lime juice and zest.
4) Sift in the flour, baking powder and sugar. Stir until just combined. Mix in the milk.
6) Spoon into the cases until 2/3 full. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes until golden.
7) Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool.
8) Make the buttercream and pipe onto the cupcakes once cool. Decorate as you like.
9) Finally ... ENJOY.

Lime Buttercream

Ingredients
225g butter, softened
340g icing sugar
2 tbsp lime juice

Method
1) Beat the butter in a bowl until creamy and smooth.
2) Gradually beat in the icing sugar, then stir in the lime juice. Taste the icing as you add the lime because the strength of the lime juice varies.
3) Pipe or spread onto your cake of choice.
4) Finally ... ENJOY