Lemon Sparkle Cupcakes
Source of Recipe
Sunday Dinner
List of Ingredients
2/3 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup milk
1 tbsp grated lemon peel
Topping:
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp lemon peel
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
Recipe
one at a time. Beat well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in the lemon peel. Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Combine the topping ingredients. Sprinkle a rounded 1/2 teaspoonful over each cupcake. Bake for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: about 18 cupcakes