Gin & Lemon Cake, Lemon Curd Filling, and Champagne Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe adapted from Brown Eyed Baker's Lemon-Limoncello Cupcake recipe I was recently hanging out at my boyfriend’s apartment and I noticed that he and his roommates had some memorabilia left over from a 1920s party that they had thrown. They still had a prohibition sign hanging next to their kitchen table and a poster of people lining up to buy liquor as soon as the 21st amendment had passed. This got me thinking about the roaring 20s, flapper dresses, Paris, and the simplicity of cocktails such as Bee's Knees and the French 75. Ever since my sister introduced me to French 75s, they have been a favorite of mine. Gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup mixed together and topped with champagne — classy and delicious! The drink was first created in 1915 in New York by Harry MacElhone and it had such a kick to it that it was named after the French 75mm field gun. I decided that this would be the perfect inaugural cocktail turned cupcake for my blog. So here it is… The French 75 cupcake! [INGREDIENTS] Gin & Lemon Cupcakes 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 2 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 3 large free-range eggs 2 tablespoons dry Gin (I used Bombay Sapphire) ½ cup buttermilk ¼ cup lemon juice Zest of 1 lemon Lemon Curd Zest of 2 lemons ½ cup lemon juice ¼ cup of granulated sugar 1 free-range egg + 1 free-range egg yolk Champagne Cream Cheese Frosting 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 4 ounces cream cheese 2 tablespoons Champagne or sparkling wine (I used Presto Prosecco Brut) 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted Optional: Raspberries or lemon twists for decoration * I use organic ingredients as often as possible [DIRECTIONS] Gin & Lemon Cupcakes
Lemon Curd
Champagne Cream Cheese Frosting
Put it all together
Dedicated to my amazing sister, Natalie, for her encouragement and always being a willing taste tester, and to the fantastic Stuart for the inspiration and for helping me get this whole thing up and running.
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10/23/2019 04:07:19 am
French cupcakes do really sound nice. If you ask me, there is nothing that I would rather have than some freshly baked french cupcakes right about now. I think that they are just too good to pass on. I hope that I get to eat them today. I just had a rough day, and I could really use some nice fresh cupcakes. I hope that I can eat plenty of them, I really do wish that I could do it.
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