Little Cakes, Big Taste

Servings: 12-14 cupcakes

Ingredients:

2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsps. lavender flowers (no stems)
1/2 cup pink grapefruit juice
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
3/4 cup mild honey, preferably clover
2 large eggs

Recipe:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. With back of a spoon, crush lavender flowers and combine with flour mixture; mix well and set aside.

In a liquid measure, combine pink grapefruit juice and buttermilk; set aside.

In a mixing bowl, cream butter until fluffy; scraping sides of bowl, as necessary. Add honey; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, scraping down sides of bowl after each addition. Add half of reserved dry ingredients to butter mixture; mix on low until just combined. With mixer running on low, slowly add grapefruit mixture. Add remaining dry ingredients until just combined. Fill paper-lined muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake 18 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove to wire rack; cool. Frost with Pink Grapefruit Buttercream Frosting, if desired.

Pink grapefruit Buttercream Frosting:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup pink grapefruit juice
2 Tbs. mild honey, preferably clover
4-5 cups powdered sugar
2-3 drops red food coloring (optional)

In a mixing bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add pink grapefruit juice and honey; mix well. Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until desired spreading consistency. For a darker pink color, add food coloring, if desired.

AP recipe developed by Lisa Bishop, courtesy National Honey Board

Sounded good to me, so I thought I'd share!

Thanks! That does sound good. I love pink grapefruit, although my DH won't touch it. That would be really nice for a ladies' luncheon.

I LOVE grapefruit...im def. goona have to try this out...never heard of it before! Thanks!

Whoa! These sound incredible.

Thanks for posting!

Wow, that sounds wonderful. Here are some more of her cupcake and frosting recipes;

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