Serves: 4 portions

This recipe appeared on Week 12 of Nataniël's Festive Kitchen and the theme was: Nothing but the Real Thing (Butter).

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1 cup sugar
1 cup Clover MooiRiver Butter, softened
1 cup beaten eggs (4 eggs)
1 cup self raising flour
zest of 1 lemon

Ingredients for the Icing

100g Clover Springbok Butter (unsalted)
400g icing sugar
2 tsp hot water
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp poppy seeds

• Combine sugar and butter in mixing bowl and mix until soft and creamy
• Add eggs and mix well. Stir in flour
• Spoon into 12 greased muffin pans and bake at 180˚C for 15 minutes
• Let cool and spread with icing

Icing Preparation

• Combine butter and icing sugar in mixing bowl and mix
• Add water and mix until soft
• Add lemon juice and mix well
• Stir in poppy seeds