Lemon Cup-Cakes

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Baking a cake always enthralls me into a different world. The mental calculations of the recipe, the anxiety on the consistency, manipulations with the ingredients and finally the smell as I open the oven door. Baking a cake is a trip to heaven and back. So here is a my version of lemon cup-cakes.

Ingredients:

3 Eggs

3/4 cup butter/oil

3/4 cup granulated white sugar

3/4 cup white flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp lemon extract

1/2 tsp lemon zest

1/2 cup Chocolate chips (optional)

Method of preparation

Beat the three eggs and the sugar together. Pour the oil/butter (in room temperature) and mix. In goes the baking powder, the lemon extract and the lemon zest. Give it a good mix. Then put the sieved flour and fold it into the batter. Make sure the flour is folded into the butter till it is mixed. Do not over mix the batter as the air that has gone into might escape in the process. Preheat an oven at 180 degrees Celsius. Pour the batter into the cup cakes liners and bake at 180 degrees for about 15-20 min or till a toothpick comes out clean. Let it cool down on a rack. If you intend to frost it, make sure the cup cakes are completely cooled down before frosting. Enjoy.