Lime and Strawberry Swirl Cupcakes

For the Cupcakes

1 ½ C Self-raising Flour

1 ½ tsp Baking Powder

Pinch of Salt

2 TBSP Poppyseed

1 Stick of Unsalted Butter

1 C Granulated Sugar

2 Eggs

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

3 Lime Juice & Zest

½ C Milk with ½ TBSP of Lemon Juice

For the Strawberry Compote

Pack (250g) of Fresh Strawberries

2 TBSP Granulated Sugar

1 ½ TBSP Lime Juice

For the Frosting

1 Stick of Unsalted Butter

1 ½ C Icing Sugar

2 TBSP Lime Juice

FIRST: Turn on the oven to 180 C !
THEN: Add the ½ TBSP of Lemon Juice into the Milk and set aside.

Make the Strawberry Compote!

Simmer together the Strawberries with Sugar and Lime Juice over low heat in a small sauce pan.

(It will start to look like jam!)

Now the Cupcakes!

1. Mix in the Flour, Baking Powder, Salt and Poppyseed into a bowl and set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together the Butter and Sugar until soft, then add the Eggs in, one at a time.
3. Combine the Dry (Flour mix) and Wet (Butter mix) mix together and mix while adding the Vanilla, Lime Juice and Zest, then finally the Milk.
4. Fill half of each cupcake tin with the dough, then swirl in the Strawberry Compote, topping it up with another spoon full of the dough.
5. Once all tins are filled, bake in the oven (170 C) for 25 mins.

(Don't open the oven while it's baking!)

Make the Frosting!

Mix together the Butter, Sugar and Lime Juice.

Once the cupcakes are baked and have cooled, swirl on the Frosting and garnish with a piece of Strawberry!

* The Lime can be replaced with Lemon and the Strawberries with Raspberries to make Lemon and Raspberry Swirl Cupcakes!