Lavender And Honey Cupcakes
- Cupcakes
- 1 cup sweet butter, softened
- 1 cup superfine sugar
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Frosting
- 1 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/3 cup honey
- blue food coloring
- 2 tablespoons dried lavender flowers
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0; place 18 baking cups in muffin pans.
- In a large bowl, combine all the cupcake ingredients; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and pale, about 2-3 minutes.
- Spoon batter into the cups; bake for 20 minutes or until tests done.
- Remove pans from oven and cool for 5 minutes; remove cupcakes to a rack; let cool completely.
- To make the frosting: In a bowl, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar with an electric mixer until light and creamy.
- Beat in honey and a few drops of food coloring; stir in half the lavender flowers.
- Spread the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes; sprinkle with the reserved lavender flowers.
sweet butter, sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla, frosting, cream cheese, powdered sugar, honey, food coloring, dried lavender flowers
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lavender-and-honey-cupcakes-237922 (may not work)