tiny happy

– A new Wiksten top, because I wear the last one I made so often. This time I used bright floral fabric from this shop. A bit of bright happiness for the wardrobe.

– With every school holiday comes the request, 'Can we make cupcakes today, pleeease Mama?' And so we made these very simple little cakes. Really, the kids made them, I just had to help retrieve the baking powder box which was out of their reach.

LITTLE LEMON CAKES

125 g butter

1/2 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

1 cup plain flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 cup milk

2 lemons

Cream butter and sugar together, then beat eggs one by one. Add the lemon zest, sift in the flour and baking powder and mix with the milk until you have a light batter. You might need to add a little more milk.

Spoon into paper cases and set these inside the holes of a small muffin/patty tin. Bake at 180 degrees celcius for 15 minutes. When cool, spoon over lemony glaze (the juice of the 2 lemons, mixed with a little icing sugar until a smooth, glaze-y consistency). Add edible flowers or mint leaves just before serving.