Queen Cupcakes

This recipe, again, is based on the one in Cupcakes book by Susanna Tee. This time, I had a reason for baking them: for my parents' wedding anniversary!

After 3 years, my parents are here with me again to help with my newborn and I wanted to celebrate by baking them some simple cupcakes. I baked this as a surprise in the middle of the night between feedings and had it set up in the morning on the table so that when my dad wakes up at 5 a.m for his morning coffee, he would see it :)

Ingredients
½ cup sugar
8 Tbsp butter
2 large eggs, beaten
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1¼ cup self-rising flour
2-4 Tbsp milk, if needed
chopped dried fruits, walnuts as desired
(I used store-bought multicolored chopped fruits)

frosting is optional - I used store-bought frosting leftover from baking a cake for Ana.

Preparation

1. Heat the oven to 375°F; prepare a muffin pan or place paper baking cases on a cookie sheet
2. Beat the butter and sugar till light and fluffy; then beat in the eggs and lemon juice; then add the flour a little at a time and fold it in till well incorporated; add a little milk if needed to make the batter into dropping consistency
3. Spoon the batter into the prepared paper baking cases or muffin pan and bake in 375°F oven for about 15 minutes or till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
4. frosting is optional - I just decided to add a free-hand touch of frosting to these:)