Lemon Cupcakes with Blueberry Buttercream

More cake! I can't help myself. These were made in honour of my workmate's last day in the office. She's a glamorous kind of girl so the cupcakes had to look the part, and I wanted them to be sweet but not too cloying. After telling me her favourite colour is purple, I thought, "Ooh blueberry" and then I thought, "Ooh blueberry and lemon!" and then I thought, "I get way too excited about cupcakes" and tried to get back to work.


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Margarita Cupcakes

I don't know about you, but in my mind margaritas = summer. Especially on a hot day, there's nothing quite like a big cold glass of that lime/tequila goodness. Margaritas, Pimms, snowballs, sangria, mojitos... if I'm not careful I'm going to turn into a summertime lush.

These little sugar bombs are an homage to the classic drink - the predominant flavour is lime, with just a little kick of tequila and the tiniest salt chaser. I made them for a party on Friday, and though I'm an excellent driver (...), the little guys kind of got tossed around in transit. When I arrived, the cupcakes were all over the place, some still standing but others lying on their sides or face-planted in a buttercreamy mess. How appropriate, I thought; they're all boozed up on tequila after all.


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Sex and the City Cupcakes

Fair warning: this post contains content that is all kinds of girly. A miniature cupcake with a swirl of pink frosting, named after the girliest show on television... pinning it! I could go into all the trouble with anti-feminist caricatures and how the cupcake is a symbol of everything that's wrong with society, but I won't. That's not what we're here for.


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