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Vanilla Cupcakes: Mother's Day Edition

Time: 45 minutes Makes: 12 cupcakes
Nothing better than delicious home-made cupcakes to surprise your mum on Mother's Day. A wonderful dessert or gift, which is super fun and easy!
Tip:
Feel free to draw on your inner creativity with the icing and decoration, to personalise these however you choose!
Ingredients
Batter
  • 2 eggs at room temperature
  • 120g sunflower spread
  • 100ml agave syrup
  • 150g gluten-free self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder (gf)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Icing
  • 120g dairy-free spread
  • 75ml maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
Method
  • Preheat oven to 180˚C
  • Beat dairy-free spread and agave in a bowl with an electric mixer until combined
  • Add 1 egg and half the flour and beat
  • Add the remaining egg and flour and beat
  • Add baking powder and vanilla extract and beat until thoroughly combined
  • Divide the mixture equally between 12 cupcake cases, each one about 2/3 full
  • Bake in oven for 15 minutes, until golden
  • Remove from oven and leave to cool
  • Mix icing ingredients in a bowl until mixture turns slightly glossy
  • Ice and decorate each cupcake
For butterfly cupcakes:
  • Use a knife to cut out the centre of each cupcake at a 45˚angle Cut the removed piece in half and place on top of icing to form 'wings'
Equipment
  • Oven
  • Electric mixer
  • Cupcake tin and cases

Lemon Loaf

Time: 1 hour Makes: 1 loaf
A wonderful celebration loaf for spring time that can be made for family and friends, or even given as a gift.
Tip:
For the perfect bake, cook in the oven until the tip of a knife placed in the centre of the loaf comes out clean.
Ingredients
  • Juice and zest of 1 lemon
  • 120g sunflower spread
  • 100ml agave syrup
  • 2 eggs at room temperature
  • 200g gluten-free self raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method
  • Preheat oven 180˚C
  • Beat dairy-free spread and agave in a bowl until combined
  • Add 1 egg and half of the flour and beat
  • Add the remaining egg and flour and beat
  • Add baking powder and vanilla extract and beat until thoroughly combined
  • Pour mixture into greased loaf tin
  • Bake in oven for 35-40 minutes
  • Remove from oven and leave to cool
  • Grate lemon zest over the top of the loaf
Equipment
  • Oven
  • Loaf tin

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