Poppy Seeds Cupcakes 罂栗籽杯蛋糕

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This cupcake recipe is from Veronica's Kitchen. I have bookmarked to do long ago but didn't get down to do until this time when I saw Jessie's overnight muffin batter. I was wondering whether the overnight batter applies to cupcakes, too. So I gave it a try and it works, lol. With this method, I can get cupcakes fresh and fast anytime so long as I have the batter ready in the fridge.
I suppose this batter can also, be kept in the fridge for 12 to 36 hours as what Jessie has shared. Dare to try ??? I only dare to keep it for 12 hours, hehehe! That's overnight.

The cupcakes rose to a dome shape, soft and moist with a citrus aroma. These are giveaways to my MIL. As usual, it must be passed by my hubby cos' these are for his mother. Verdict - Good and they are on its' way to my mother in-law's house. How I wish it is 'thumbs down', then they will remain in my house for us to enjoy. Anyway, I kept 2 cupcakes to see how it taste the next day. Still good, very buttery, soft and moist.

These cupcakes are good as it is so I have omitted the lemon glazing as I wanted to make it just simple for my MIL.

Recipe Source - Veronica's Kitchen

Ingredients
[makes 9-12 cupcakes]

150 gm butter - room temperature

100 g castor sugar

3 eggs - lightly beaten

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 tbsp grated lemon zest

150 gm self raising flour - sifted

2 tbsp poppy seeds

Optional Glazing

40 ml lemon juice

1 tbsp castor sugar

'hundreds and thousands" candy bits - garnishing

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Line cupcake tray with paper liners.
Beat butter until soft, add in castor sugar, beat until creamy [I used an electric hand mixer].
Gradually add in beaten eggs and mix well. Add in vanilla essence, lemon zest and flour. Fold to combine, mix in poppy seeds.
Scoop batter into cupcake liners until 80% full.
Bake on middle rack for 15-18 minutes or until done. Remove to cool or serve warm.
Optional Glazing - heat lemon juice and castor sugar until the sugar dissolves. Brush the syrup on the of the cakes. Sprinkle candy bits on top, serve or you can dust some icing sugar over the cake.