Guess what today is? It’s our birthday! ‘Two Silly Sisters’ turns ONE! Yayyyyyyy! Exactly one year ago today we posted our very first blog, ‘Step away from the crunchy bread’. I remember how excited we both were… we had so many stories and recipes to share and couldn’t wait to get started. It was our dream to build a gluten free community – to share and learn from each other.
We have learnt a lot in the last year. Yes there have been
many disasters in the kitchen, but there have been even more successes! We have
enjoyed every minute of sharing our gluten free experiences with you, our
readers. And lets face it, without you we wouldn’t have a blog, so thank you
for following us on our gluten free journey!
We love getting comments, emails, and posts on our facebook
wall. So please keep them coming! As a blogger, one of the most gratifying
things is knowing that you are reaching out to people and helping them. Wether
it’s a new recipe or advice on gluten free living. So if you haven’t joined us
on Facebook yet, check it out now, because you are missing
out on a lot more handy gluten free tips!
This is only the beginning and who knows what the next year
will bring for ‘Two Silly Sisters’? Although I can tell you that we have quite
a few little surprises up our sleeves! What would you like to see more of? We
would love to know!
Now it wouldn’t be a first birthday party without a
celebration (or cake) now would it? So in honour of our one year we have made
a delicious batch of Lemon Cupcakes with Meringue Frosting! See recipe below.
Happy baking and Hip Hip Hooray!
{Gluten Free Recipe} LEMON CUPCAKES WITH MERINGUE FROSTING
LEMON CUPCAKES
150g butter, at room temperature
150g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp lemon juice
2 eggs, lightly beaten
200g gluten free self-raising flour
2 tsp gluten free baking powder
3/4 cup sour cream
1 tsp grated lemon rind
MERINGUE FROSTING
3 egg whites
1/2 cup caster sugar
1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a 12-hole muffin tin with patty cases.
2. Beat the butter, caster sugar, vanilla essence and lemon juice with electric beaters until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating in between.
3. Sift the flour and fold into the butter mixture. Add baking powder.
4. Fold the sour cream into the mixture, 1/4 cup at a time. Stir in the lemon rind.
5. Spoon the mixture evenly into the patty cases. Bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
6. For the meringue frosting beat egg whites with an electric mixer until firm peaks form. Gradually add sugar, a tablespoon at a time, beating until sugar has dissolved between each addition.
7. Preheat grill to medium-high. Spoon meringue mixture into a piping bag.
8. Pipe a swirl of meringue on the top of each cupcake and place under heated grill for 60-90 seconds or until golden.
Makes 12 cupcakes.
{Gluten Free Recipe} LEMON CUPCAKES WITH MERINGUE FROSTING
LEMON CUPCAKES
150g butter, at room temperature
150g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp lemon juice
2 eggs, lightly beaten
200g gluten free self-raising flour
2 tsp gluten free baking powder
3/4 cup sour cream
1 tsp grated lemon rind
MERINGUE FROSTING
3 egg whites
1/2 cup caster sugar
1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a 12-hole muffin tin with patty cases.
2. Beat the butter, caster sugar, vanilla essence and lemon juice with electric beaters until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating in between.
3. Sift the flour and fold into the butter mixture. Add baking powder.
4. Fold the sour cream into the mixture, 1/4 cup at a time. Stir in the lemon rind.
5. Spoon the mixture evenly into the patty cases. Bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
6. For the meringue frosting beat egg whites with an electric mixer until firm peaks form. Gradually add sugar, a tablespoon at a time, beating until sugar has dissolved between each addition.
7. Preheat grill to medium-high. Spoon meringue mixture into a piping bag.
8. Pipe a swirl of meringue on the top of each cupcake and place under heated grill for 60-90 seconds or until golden.
Makes 12 cupcakes.
