If you were a child at a new school in a new state, where almost everything is unfamiliar, you would like to arrive home to icing sugar-dusted, lemon butter cupcakes and cold glasses of milk, wouldn't you?That's what I thought.
So today I made some. The lemons came from the magnificent lemon tree at our red house in Melbourne. We harvested them from the tree on our last afternoon there and brought them with us in the car.
Yesterday I made a batch of Molly's Lemon Curd (which at our house will always be called lemon butter). The cupcakes were made using this recipe, but without the raspberries.
Some people call cupcakes with 'wings' butterfly cakes and some call them fairy cakes. Either way, mine always have large wings as I cut the biggest hole for the filling that I can. They can be filled with a dot of jam and a dollop of whipped cream too.
I especially like the imperfect-looking cakes where the lemon butter is oozing over the side, don't you? Messy but delectable.
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23 comments:
Hi Kate;
How is your settling in coming...I love lemon curd! This looks amazing and surely you are ready to set up your own little tea shop.
Kimmie
mama to 6
one homemade and 5 adopted
These are so beautiful! I've never made lemon curd (or lemon butter), but now I feel inspired to give it a try ...
Hope school is going well for the children. I moved all the time growing up (Army brat), and found new schools nervous-making and unbearably exciting! --Frances
You are so thoughtful! I know your children really appreciated coming home to these. I'll have to try this wonderful recipe.
I hope you all are settling in well and turning your house into a cozy home. It is difficult to adjust, I know, but always an adventure!
Have a great week!
Jen
Those cupcakes look soooo good! I love lemon curd. We have it on shortbread cookies sometimes.
Those look absolutely delightful! I bet you little ones were so excited to come home to such a fine treat! I hope you are getting settled in.
*hugs*
Aww, your such a good mom! My boys school doesn't start until August 26- so I still have little time left.
Your cookies look great. I have never made lemon curd or butter but may have to try it.
Hope the kids enjoyed those delicious looking cakes!
You are such a wonderful mother to do that for your children! They will appreciate it and remember it for a long time. There's nothing better than love from the kitchen to ease frazzled mind after a day at a new school.
Hugs,
Cindy
Oh, I am so going to have to make the curd and cupcakes! The photo looks DELICISIOSO!! Thank you for your wonderful blog!
I bought a European cake making video and these little gems were on there! I love the butterfly wings.
I hope everything is going well with your move and all. It's a difficult, but exciting time, isn't it?
My children wouldn't need the excuse of such a big move to want one of those yummy looking cakes!!!!!
I'm sure your kids were thrilled to pieces and enjoyed every crumb and drip.
Those look positively scrumptious!!! How very sweet and thoughtful. The little wings are just so...fabulous. I think you could totally open up a little shop. I might fly over there just to taste your wares.
Hi all, thank you for commenting.
To all those who asked, we are settling in well, so far.
I am glad you like the cupcakes.
Kate
I second what kimmie and mikki said. Open up a little tea shop.
I'll be your dishwasher.
And your taste tester........
wow, Kate. First I am way behind on my blog reading and second, these look really, really good. I admit I have never had lemon curd! I may have to try these. I'm glad you are settling in well.
Kate,
Here is a recipe for your own Bisquick so you can make the Salmon Quiche. I never buy it--too expensive and who knows what's in it from the store? I hope you like the quiche!
MASTER MIX SUBSTITUTE FOR BISQUICK
1/2 c. baking powder
1/4 c. sugar
9 c. flour
1 1/4 c. canola oil
Sift together powder and sugar into flour. Sift together twice into large mixing bowl. Slowly add oil, cutting in with pastry blender, until mix is consistency of corn meal. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature or may be refrigerated.
Makes 1 dozen cups. Spoon lightly into cup and level with spatula. Use for pancakes, waffles, biscuits, coffee cake.
I was touched by your post because you reminded me of my Mother when I was little and all the sweet wonderful things she made for us...
I also thought of how my husband teases me sometimes because of my love of baking. He will say "Little Cookie, food is not love". So I drew an illustration of a cupcake machine for him with a rhyme that seems to echo your sentiments...
"it's true food's not love
but it's also very true
sometimes it's nice
when a cupcake waits for you"
-donna "cookie" gotlib
Your cupcakes look delicious! What very lucky little children!!!
These look so lovely. I so wish I could eat them.
They look (and I bet taste!) enchanting, Kate! I love the butterflies on the top. :o)
lovely! how are the children settling in?
love m
now i feel like a good binge on those cakes...your home must have the most divine home cooking smells...hope you are setteling down okay...cakes help a!!!
there should be a link on my blogging post of where to find the magazine click on the ARTFUL BLOGGING...if that doesn't work let me know and I send the link...cheers for now...
Oooh, those look scrumptious. What a nice surprise for your children!
Terri
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