Easy lemon muffins

Bake a batch of these easy muffins, drizzled with a tangy lemon icing, using an all-in-one method. They’re great for elevenses or whenever you need a sweet treat

Prep:15 mins
Cook:30 mins
plus cooling

Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 399
fat 16g
saturates 9g
carbs 58g
sugars 43g
fibre 1g
protein 5g
salt 0.3g

Ingredients

100g unsalted butter, softened
100g caster sugar
2 eggs, beaten
115g self-raising flour
¼ tsp baking powder
2 lemons, zested and juiced
100g yogurt
150g icing sugar
1 lemon, juiced

Method

Line a muffin tin with large muffin cases. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Tip all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix until smooth using a wooden spoon or an electric whisk. Spoon tablespoons of the batter into the muffin cases until they’re three-quarters full (you can make up to 8, depending on the case size). Bake for 30 mins or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave on a cooling rack to cool completely.
Meanwhile, make the icing. Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl and gradually add lemon juice until you have a thick but pourable icing – you may not need all of the juice. Drizzle over the cooled muffins and serve.

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