Dear readers,
Lime
has such a refreshing, tart and aromatic flavour and is so versatile
across the world of cuisine. I was so surprised at the lack of "lime
drizzle" recipes, as there are many lemon drizzle and some orange
drizzle recipes out there, that I decided to test the idea myself.
I
used a simple sponge recipe with equal weights of eggs, flour, butter
and sugar. I actually made a crucial mistake when making these cupcakes -
I forgot to use self raising flour! I was quite surprised by how much
the cakes rose without any raising agent involved. One almost couldn't
tell!
As
I mixed the lime juice, sugar and lime zest together, the beautiful
bright green of the lime zest started to fade (see photos) to a less
attractive olive green colour. This is due to the replacement of the
magnesium ions in the chlorophyll with hydrogen ions in the acidic lime
juice. Unfortunately, this didn't come to mind before I made the
cupcakes! Despite the colour change, I very much enjoyed these cupcakes
and they make an interesting yet subtle change from the infamous lemon
drizzle cakes!
Lime drizzle cupcakes
2 medium eggs
120g self raising flour
120g butter
200g caster sugar
Zest of 3 limes
Juice of 1 lime
This will make around 12 medium-sized cupcakes.
Mix
the butter and 120g of sugar together until well-combined, then add the
flour, eggs and zest of 2 limes. Fill the cupcake cases and bake for
20-25 minutes at 180°C, or until golden brown.
Mix
the zest and juice of 1 lime with the remaining 80g of sugar. Drizzle
on top of the cupcakes while they are still warm. Then enjoy!
