Gluten Free Lemon Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose gluten free flour , 130g
  
• 1/2 tsp xanthan gum , omit if your flour mix has gum added
  
• 2 tsp gluten free baking powder
  
• 1 stick dairy free margarine , 110g
  
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar , 110g
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• 2 tsp lemon juice
  
• lemon zest , from 1/2 lemon
  
• FROSTING
  
• 1/2 cup dairy free margarine , 110g
  
• 2.5 cups powdered sugar , 315g
  
• 6 tsp lemon juice
  
• 2-3 tablespoons dairy free milk
  
• 2 -3 drops yellow food coloring , optional
  

Instructions

• *READ NOTES FIRST*
  
• Preheat your oven to 350F
  
• Add all purpose gluten free flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, margarine, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, and lemon zest to your mixing bowl.
  
• Mix well until combined.
  
• line a cupcake baking tin with cupcake wrappers.
  
• This mix will make 9 - 12 cupcakes, it depends how much you fill the cupcake wrappers.
  
• Spoon about a tablespoon of the cupcake mixture into each cupcake wrapper.
  
• Bake for 18-20 mins on the middle rack in the oven, until cakes are fully cooked.
  
• Allow them to cool on baking rack.
  
• While cakes are baking make your frosting by mixing together powdered sugar, margarine, lemon juice. Add in some milk if you need to make the frosting thinner.
  
• When cakes are fully cooled, pipe or spoon on the frosting, I used a wilton large star tip to pipe the frosting.