Moist Lemon Cupcakes

The moist lemon cake made according to this recipe is super soft, airy and almost weightless. If you love simple and delicious homemade cakes, then this cupcake recipe is definitely for you. Try to cook - it is very tasty and easy!

Ingredients

• Lemon - 1-2 pcs. (depending on size)
• Eggs - 2 pcs.
• Butter (softened) - 100 g
• Wheat flour - 120 g
• Sugar - 1 cup (about 200 g)
• Soda - 0.5 tsp
• Salt - 1 pinch

Directions

1. Wash the lemon well and remove the zest from it - gently grate on a fine grater.
2. Turn on the oven to preheat to 180 degrees.
3. Cut the lemon into two halves and squeeze the juice out of it (about a quarter cup). Dilute lemon juice with water in a 1:1 ratio.
4. In a separate container, mix 0.5 cups of sugar and softened butter.
5. Add half the zest and eggs, mix.
6. Add sifted flour with baking soda and salt. Pour in some lemon juice diluted with water.
7. Mix the dough for cupcakes well and put them in molds (silicone), filling them a little more than half (it turned out 10 cupcakes).
8. Bake the lemon muffins in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes.
9. While the cupcakes are baking in the oven, prepare the lemon syrup. To do this, mix the diluted lemon juice with the remaining sugar and zest. Boil the syrup for 5-10 minutes.
10. Drizzle the lemon syrup over the still hot lemon muffins.
11. Lemon muffins are very tender, fragrant, moist and super airy!
12. Bon Appetit everyone!