Christmas cupcake with cherries and lemons

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 35 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Grind 125 grams of fresh frozen cherries

2. STEP 2

   

   Pour 240 grams of soft butter into a bowl and add 150 grams of sugar. Beat with a mixer for three minutes, gradually adding 4 eggs one at a time. Also, from two eggs, separate the yolk from the white, pour the yolks into the total mass, and set the whites aside , we will still need them!

3. STEP 3

   

   Add 10 grams of baking powder and a pinch of salt to 270 grams of flour. Stir. Pour the flour into the liquid mass.

4. STEP 4

   

   Cut the lemon into 2 parts and from one half of the lemon, squeeze the juice into the total mass through a fine sieve. Mix with a mixer until smooth.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add chopped cherries to the dough and mix until smooth.

6. STEP 6

   

   Grease the baking tray in which we will bake with butter and pour in the dough. Place in a preheated oven at 180 degrees and bake for 35 minutes. Check for doneness with a skewer or toothpick. The pie is ready! Let's start with the glaze.

7. STEP 7

   

   Squeeze the second half of lemon juice into 100 grams of powdered sugar and mix until smooth.

8. STEP 8

   

   Beat the remaining whites from two eggs until stiff peaks form. When the whites are whipped, without stopping beating, gradually add a mixture of powdered sugar and lemon juice. The glaze is ready!

9. STEP 9

   

   Apply glaze to the cake and decorate as desired, I decorated with pomegranate seeds. The cake is ready!

10. STEP 10

    

    Prepare this wonderful pie for Christmas, it will not only delight you with its simplicity and incredible taste, but will certainly bring all your loved ones to the table.