Sweet Lavender

I have seen many recipes involving lavender but have never really been brave enough to try it.
I'm sure I'm missing out on something good.

Lavender it self is a pretty flower so why not make a pretty cupcake =]

Last night I was looking online at recipes (as I do) and found this darling recipe 

It was too cute I had share it with you

Lavender Cupcake with Lemon Cream Cheese Icing

http://hilarymakes.com

Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon dried lavender flowers
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup self-rising flour (or substitute all purpose flour + 1.5 tsp baking powder + 1/4 tsp salt)
• 2 tablespoons milk

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (190 °C). Prepare 12 paper liners*.
2. Put the sugar and lavender flowers in a food processor. Process briefly to combine. Tip the lavender sugar into a bowl with the butter and beat together until pale and fluffy.
3. Beat the eggs into the butter mixture, one at a time, then sift in the flour and fold gently. Stir in the milk, then spoon the mixture into paper liners.
4. Bake for about 18 minutes until risen and golden , then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Lemon Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients

• 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp lemon zest
• 4 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 4 cups icing sugar
• Lavender flower (for garnish)

1. Using an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese and the butter. Add the vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix in.  
2. Add the icing sugar, one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
3. Use either a piping bag or Zip lock bag with a hole cut out of it to pipe the icing onto the cool cupcakes. If you don't want to do the pipping you can spoon it on top. 
4. Garnish the topic of the icing with a few lavender flowers.

Enjoy my lovelies

Cupcake in Training

*if you click paper liners it will direct you to a place you can buy them =]