They are often topped with a creamy gin-and-lime icing for a tangy, refreshing afternoon treat. This recipe was hand written and given to us, by Josephine Voysey, our guest recipe contributor from Adelaide, South Australia.
Now let’s get the mixer down, and let’s get baking!!
JOSEPHINE'S LIME & GIN CUPCAKES - using Alexandrina Milk
Autumn Recipe Series
Preheat oven to 180C
Bake for 15-20 minutes
Makes 12 cupcakes
Elements
Thank you Josephine Voysey for the ingredients as detailed below;
Cupcakes:
1 1/2 cups plain flour, sifted
3/4 cup caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
125 g butter (Josephine says at room temperature)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup Alexandrina's Full Cream Pure Jersey Milk
2 tablespoons of South Australian gin
juice and zest of 1 lime
Icing:
100 g of butter (Josephine says at room temperature)
2 1/4 cups icing sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons of South Australian gin
1-2 tablespoons of lime juice
Thank you Josephine Voysey for the recipe as detailed below;
In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl with a hand mixer) beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Reduce the speed of the mixer, and add lime juice, lime zest, milk and gin.
Add half of the beaten eggs, and mix until just incorporated.
Mix in the remaining egg and mix for another minute or two.
Using a large spatula, gently fold in the flour, salt, and baking powder, until the batter is just combined.
Distribute the batter in to a lined muffin tray and bake for 15-20 minutes.
While the cakes are cooling start the icing;
Beat the icing sugar and butter until creamy, then add the rest of the ingredients, and beat on high until the icing reaches the desired consistency.
Once the cakes have cooled completely, spread or pipe the icing on the top. Place a thin wedge of lime on top if desired, to serve.
CALCIUM HERO OF THE DISH |
Alexandrina's Full Cream Pure Jersey Milk
Alexandrina's Full Cream Pure Jersey Milk is harvested from a small herd of grass-fed Jersey cows. Alexandrina Jersey Milk has an unmistakable creamy golden colour, a beautiful silky-smooth viscosity, and a distinctive layer of Jersey cream at the top. Alexandrina Jersey Milk tastes rich, creamy and luxurious due to the high components of both butterfat & protein. Alexandrina's Jersey farmhouse single origin milk reveals the flavour of the Mt Jagged grazing lands on the Fleurieu Peninsula, making it nature’s finest milk. 4.9% minimum fat | available in 2 litre bottle
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Alexandrina Cheese Company – Our products reveal the flavour of our Mt Jagged grazing lands on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. Alexandrina Cheese is located eight kilometres south of Mt Compass, in the central part of the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia – a mere 64kms from Adelaide’s CBD. You may order from our online store ---> Alexandrina Cheese
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Our Cook - Along - Together Challenge this Autumn continues with vigour, with the digital team from Alexandrina Cheese Company
We are on a break from our regular livestream on Wednesday’s, so don’t hesitate to ask via email about how this #challenge is going to work.
Our recipe of this series is this delicious family-favourite Josephine's Lime & Gin Cupcakes - using Alexandrina Milk, whenever we are celebrating an important milestone.
Additionally you could serve this with Alexandrina Pure Jersey Cream or Alexandrina Crème Fraîche, it can be found in our Autumn Recipe Series blog which can be found right here.
The link to our Alexandrina Cheese Guide is available here --> Alexandrina Cheese Guide
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Alexandrina Cheese Club - Recipes & Cooking - Australia
First published 2026 (other recipes published sometime during the early to mid 2001's)–
Cooking with Rebekah, and commonly Rebekah handed out little recipes from the Alexandrina Cheese stall at the farmers market.
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