Tarty Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

Tarty Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
Tarty like the taste sensation not like the verb. Lemon meringue pie is one of my favourite desserts! Sweet, sour and a little bit salty. To me, a lemon meringue pie would be perfect without the shortcrust base, but even better with a cupcake base!

Prep List
Cupcakes
155gms butter, softened
1 T lemon zest
2/3 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
1 cup self-raising flour
1/4 cup lemon juice
Meringue
3 egg whites
1 cup sugar

Action

• Place all of the cupcake ingredients into the food processor and blend until all combined.
• Pour mixture into your patty pans, filling them half way and bake at 170ºC for 15minutes.
• Beat your egg whites to soft peaks with a mixer, hand beater or do it by hand!
• Add your sugar slowly while continuing to mix until no sugar crystals are felt when you rub the mixture between two fingers.
• Cut the tops off of the cooked cupcakes and spoon a dollop of meringue onto the cupcake surface, bake at 150ºC until the meringue is golden.
• Chew.