This delicious sweet treat is perfect for catching up with friends for afternoon tea
Author Ann Low
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 50 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Servings 6
Ingredients
For the crust
100gcold butter
65gcaster sugar
1large egg
165gplain flour - (all purpose flour)
1/2tspvanilla extract
2lemon zest
Filling
2large eggs
60gcaster sugar
30gplain flour - (all purpose flour)
1.5tbsplemon juice
1/2tspvanilla extract
10-12pcsfresh cherries - whole or halved
Instructions
Make crust - Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Lightly grease six aluminium foil cups (3 inch dia x 1.5 inch height). Place all the crust ingredients into a food processor and process (less than 30 seconds) until mixture to a soft dough.
Divide dough into 6 pieces. Roll each into a ball and place in a muffin cup, pressing evenly into bottom and up sides. Place a paper cupcake liner into each muffin cup over dough and fill with pie weights or dry beans to keep the bottom flat. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove liners and weights and bake crusts for another 7 minutes.
Filling - Whisk eggs, flour, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract together with a hand whisk. Place cherries into each crust and pour in egg batter. Bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes.
Leave cherry lemon cups to cool down a little in the muffin cups before removing them onto a wire rack to cool down completely.
Notes
Please keep in mind that all ovens temperature and baking time varies