Rosewater and Turkish Delight Cupcakes

Makes 18

Prep time: 15 minutes + icing and decorating

Baking time: 20-25 minutes

100g (110ml) butter

130g (165ml) sugar

3 eggs

45ml rosewater

5ml lemon zest

185g (375ml) flour

5ml baking powder

2ml salt

60ml milk

For the icing

1 batch Basic Butter Icing, pink food colouring, Turkish delight, to decorate

1 Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cream the butter and sugar until light. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well to incorporate. Add the rosewater and lemon zest, and beat well.

2 Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with a splash of milk.

3 Line a muffin tray with cupcake papers. Fill each one ¾ of the way and bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown on top and a skewer comes out clean.

4 Make icing using the Basic Butter Icing recipe.

5 Decorate with chopped Turkish delight sweets and a generous dusting of edible glitter.

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