dreaming of spring lavender cupcakes

Name: Dreaming of Spring Lavender Cupcakes
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1/3 cup(s) whole milk; 3 tablespoon(s) dried lavender buds...be sure they are pesticide free; 1 cup(s) unbleached all purpose flour; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 3 tablespoon(s) butter at room temperature...can use unsalted but i like the flavor better with salted...; 1 large egg; 12 small sprigs of lavender, optional; ## THE BEST FROSTING; 3 tablespoon(s) cornstarch; 1 cup(s) milk; 1/2 cup(s) butter; 1/2 cup(s) shortening ( i tend to use all butter...your choice; 1 cup(s) granulated sugar not the powdered; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla

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Doreen Fish

Oshawa, ON

Updated on Jan 31, 2011

Ever since I became a soap maker I have lots of lavender on hand... ....we make Lavender Lemonade too and its delicious. I usually make these in the mini cupcake tin and take them to our church potlucks....DELISH!!!

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yield 12 or 24 mini ones

Ingredients

1/3 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons dried lavender buds...be sure they are pesticide free
1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons butter at room temperature...can use unsalted but i like the flavor better with salted...
1 large egg
12 small sprigs of lavender, optional
THE BEST FROSTING
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening ( i tend to use all butter...your choice
1 cup granulated sugar not the powdered
1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make dreaming of spring lavender cupcakes

Step 1

Infuse the milk with the lavender buds over night in fridge. *Mix batter and frosting milk in one cup and than just divide before baking.Strain out buds before using. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and butter until a "sandy" consistency.Add lavender infused milk until well mixed. Beat in egg and mix well.

Step 2

Bake at 325 degrees 20 - 25 mins.Cool For the frosting: Cream butter and sugar...set aside. Heat (lavender infused)milk in saucepan and slowly add cornstarch a tablespoon at a time over low heat . Stir constantly until thickened. Cool till barely warm... about 5 - 10 mins. Add a small portion of the cornstarch mixture to sugar mixture using a electric mixer. Continue adding and whipping till all milk mixtuer is gone....whip till fluffy and sugar granules are gone. I tint the icing with a little bit of blue,red and yellow food coloring to make it a light lavender color. These are so good!!!
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