Jill's Gin & Tonic Cupcakes Recipe

It's been a fabulous momentous week for us here at Pure West Radio - now broadcasting on DAB we celebrated in style - and what better way than with cake! My legendary Gin and Tonic cupcake recipe was resurrected and I share with with you this week these super easy delicious tastes of magic on Lawrie's Lifestyle Show 12-3pm.

Gin and Tonic Cupcakes

Ingredients:

175g unsalted butter softened
175g caster sugar
175g self raising flour
3 large eggs
4tbsp tonic water
2tbsp gin or elderflower cordial

Icing:
250g unsalted butter softened
500g icing sugar
4tbsp gin or elderflower cordial
Juice of one lime

Step 1 - preheat oven to 160 fan or your equivalent and line a cupcake tin with 12 cases

Step 2 - put butter, sugar and eggs in a bowl and whisk until smooth

Step 3 - gently sift in the flour and fold in with a metal spoon

Step 4 - stir in the tonic water

Step 5 -  divide the mixture between the cases

Step 6 - bake for approx 20 mins until they are golden and springy and the skewer comes out clean - whilst still warm place on a cooling tray and pierce a few times and drizzle over the gin a few teaspoons at a time - or as much as you dare get away with!

Step 7 - for the icing soften the butter and whisk in the icing sugar, add the gin and lime juice

Decorate with a slice of lime or a topping if your choice and enjoy! 😊

NB - PLEASE REPLACE THE GIN WITH ELDERFLOWER CORDIAL IF BEING EATEN BY CHILDREN OR IF YOU NEED AN ALCOHOL FREE CAKE