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Union Jack Cupcakes

12 cupcakes
Easy
20 minutes
Perfect for national holidays, royal events, and any other festive occasions. Our Union Jack Cupcakes are bursting with national pride and flavour.
Serve fantastic looking, great tasting cupcakes. Follow this easy recipe to bake lemon flavoured cupcakes with strawberry jam and a fabulous blue, red and white Union Jack icing decoration.
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Recipe Ingredients

For the Cupcakes
12Dr. Oetker White Muffin Cases
240 gPlain Flour (8 ½ oz)
1Dr. Oetker Baking Powder Sachet (1 tsp)
2.5 gSalt (½ tsp)
200 gUnsalted Butter (7 oz) softened
250 gCaster Sugar (9 oz)
Lemon Zest and Lemon Juice from 1 Lemon
5 mlDr. Oetker Sicilian Lemon Extract (1 tsp)
180 gPolenta (6 ¼ oz) quick cook
90 gStrawberry Jam (6 tbsp)
about 200 gDr. Oetker Ready to Roll White Fondant Icing
200 gDr. Oetker Ready to Roll Coloured Fondant Icing (Red and Blue)
3Medium Eggs

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Picture - Dr. Oetker Sicilian Lemon Extract (1 tsp)
Picture - Dr. Oetker Ready to Roll White Fondant Icing
1

Union Jack Lemon Cupcakes

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (160°C Fan, Gas Mark 4).

2

Cream together the butter and sugar then gradually add the eggs to the mixture.

3

Add the lemon juice, zest and Sicilian Lemon Extract. Sieve the flour, Baking Powder and salt and fold into the mixture. Finally stir in the polenta.

4

Divide the mixture equally among the Muffin Cases. They should be about 2/3 full and level on top. Bake for 30 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean, and they are golden on top. Allow to cool for 5 minutes in their tin, then turn out and cool completely on a wire rack.

5

Warm 6 tbsp of strawberry jam in the microwave or a small pan until it thins then brush onto the top of each small cake.

6

Roll out the Dr. Oetker Blue Regal-Ice Icing and using a round cutter the same size as the top of the cupcakes, stamp out 12 rounds and place one round on each cupcake.

7

Roll out the Dr. Oetker White Regal-Ice Icing and cut into even sized strips about 4mm wide, then place on the cake following the photo design.

8

Roll out the Dr. Oetker Red Regal-Ice Icing, cut into 2mm wide strips and place on top of the white strips following the photo design.