Ingredients
125g unsalted butter, chopped, at room temperature
3⁄4 cup caster sugar
2 tsps finely grated lemon rind
2 eggs
1⁄2 cup milk
1 1⁄2 cups self-raising flour
2⁄3 cup milk chocolate frosting
YELLOW ICING
250g unsalted butter, chopped, at room temperature
2 1⁄2 cups icing sugar mixture
Yellow liquid food colouring
Method
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Line a 12-hole muffin pan (1⁄3- cup capacity) with paper cases.
2 Beat butter, sugar and rind in a small bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined. Transfer to a large bowl.
3 Fold in milk and sifted flour in two batches, until combined. Divide batter evenly among paper cases.
4 Cook in a moderate oven (180C) for about 20 minutes, or until cooked when tested. Remove from oven. Stand for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
5 To make icing, beat butter in a small bowl of an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Add sugar, 1⁄2 cup at a time, beating until combined. Tint yellow with colouring. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a Wilton #366 Leaf Piping Tip.
6 Spoon half the chocolate frosting into a piping bag fitted with a 1 1⁄2cm plain nozzle. Pipe a 2cm circle of frosting in the centre of each cupcake.
7 To pipe petals, start from the centre of each cupcake and pipe outwards. Continue in a clockwise direction to cover cupcake, about 6 to 7 petals in total. Repeat piping another layer of petals, starting in the space between the existing petals.
8 Spoon remaining chocolate frosting into a separate piping bag fitted with a 1⁄2cm star nozzle. Pipe frosting into the centre of cupcake, as pictured.