Lime sugar madeleines with grapefruit icing

Prep
15m
Cook
10m
makes
12
Lime sugar madeleines with grapefruit icing
Lime sugar madeleines with grapefruit icing
Lime sugar madeleines with grapefruit icing

Pretty as a picture and bursting with fresh, citrus flavours.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1 cup (150g) plain flour, sifted
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder, sifted
  • 2 eggs
  • 80g unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus extra to grease
  • Finely grated zest of 2 limes & 1 tbs lime juice
  • 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
  • 150g pure icing sugar, sifted
  • 1 tbs finely chopped pink ruby grapefruit flesh, plus 2 tsp grapefruit juice

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Method

  • 1.
    Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly grease a 25ml (5-tsp) 12-hole madeleine pan.
  • 2.
    Place flour, baking powder, eggs, butter, half the lime zest, lime juice and 60g caster sugar in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Spoon 1 heaped tbs of batter into pan holes and bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Invert onto a wire rack and stand to cool completely.
  • 3.
    Meanwhile, to make the lime sugar, combine remaining 50g caster sugar and remaining lime zest in a bowl. To make the ruby red icing, combine icing sugar, chopped grapefruit flesh and grapefruit juice in a separate bowl.
  • 4.
    To serve, dip the madeleines in icing, then scatter with lime sugar and stand on wire racks at room temperature to set.
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