Birthday Cupcakes

Happy Birthday to the best husband in the whole world!

These cupcakes are delicious and easy to make. You need an electrical whisk and an oven safe muffin form. Will take you less than 30 min. This recipe gives 8 medium size cupcakes. 

You need:

2 eggs
1 1/2 dl (1/2 cup) sugar
75 g unsalted butter
3 dl (1 cup) all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 dl (1/3 cup) milk
1-2 tablespoon poppy seed
zest of 1 lemon
10-12 Fresh and ripe red cherries

Frosting:


50 gram Philadelphia
2 dl (0.8 cup) powdered sugar
1dl(0.4 cup) whipped cream
Poppy seed and almond slices for topping


Instructions:

Preheat oven to 390 F (200'C).

1. Add eggs and sugar in a large bowl. Mix it well, with an electrical whisk, until smooth and creamy.

2. Mix flour, poppy seeds and baking soda. Stir slowly into the egg/sugar mix with a spoon or a hand whisk.

3. Melt butter. Add the melted butter, milk and lemon zest to the rest of the mix. Stir slowly with a hand whisk or a spoon.

4. Clean and remove the pit from the cherries. Cut them into small pieces. Fill 8 cupcake forms with the cupcake mix. Press the cherries into the cupcake with your fingers.

5. Bake in oven for 15-20 min, until golden brown.

6. When the cupcakes have cooled down. Prepare the frosting. Whip the cream into a smooth mix, add Philadelphia and powdered sugar. Mix carefully. Spread it on top of the cupcake. Decorate with poppy seeds and almond slices.


Enjoy!