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STEPS
INGREDIENTS

Gather ingredients

Gather ingredients

Preheat oven to 190\u00b0C

Preheat oven to 190°C

Add softened butter to a bowl

Add softened butter to a bowl

Add sugar

Add sugar

Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy

Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy

Add the eggs one at a time, stirring each one in well before adding the next

Add the eggs one at a time, stirring each one in well before adding the next

This is what it will look like after all the eggs have been added

This is what it will look like after all the eggs have been added

Sift in flour

Sift in flour

Grate in lemon zest

Grate in lemon zest

Fold the mixture together

Fold the mixture together

Place about 20 muffin case into a muffin tray

Place about 20 muffin case into a muffin tray

Using table spoons, evenly divide the mixture between the muffin cases

Using table spoons, evenly divide the mixture between the muffin cases

Place in hot oven

Place in hot oven

For about 15 minutes

For about 15 minutes

These ones are a little overcooked. Don't bake them for too long otherwise they will be dry.

These ones are a little overcooked. Don't bake them for too long otherwise they will be dry.

Place half of your chopped strawberries or other berries in a bowl.

Place half of your chopped strawberries or other berries in a bowl.

Mash them up

Mash them up

Sift in icing sugar

Sift in icing sugar

Stir until combined

Stir until combined

Drizzle over cakes and them add a chopped strawberry piece on top. Eat them up straight away because the topping doesn't last long. Enjoy!😜

  • For the sponge
  • 225.0g Unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra
  • for greasing
  • 225.0g Caster sugar
  • 4.0 Large eggs
  • 225.0g Self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1.0 Lemon
  • For the fresh fruit icing
  • 100.0g Fresh berries (raspberries, strawberries or blueberries
  • 150.0g Icing sugar