Say Yes To Summer With Lactofree Featuring Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes

If you are a regular here you will know that I suffer IBS regularly. I’ve found that I can control my symptoms massively by not drinking milk and cutting down on my intake of cheese. I’m not going to lie, it is really difficult at times as I love a chunk of white Cheshire straight out of the fridge (don’t judge me).

I also find almond milk quite restrictive; let’s face it, it isn’t going to work too well in a brew. That’s where Lactofree comes in! Lactose is the natural sugar found in milk and often the cause for discomfort in people who think they have an intolerance to dairy products. Lactofree want to help you enjoy the summer with family and friends without any upset and have a range of products including cream, cheese and yoghurt as well as a dairy drink. Not only are the products useful in their natural form, they are also great to cook with.

With Wimbledon in full flow and British strawberries finally hitting our supermarket shelves, I made these strawberries and cream cupcakes using Lactofree Spreadable and cream. They taste just as good as ones made with normal butter and milk with a lovely light texture. I found I had to whisk the cream for a lot longer than normal cream but the result is a light and fluffy topping.

Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes – Makes 12

Ingredients

115g Lactofree Spreadable
115g Caster Sugar
1 Large Egg
1 Vanilla Pod
115g Self Raising Flour
250ml Lactofree Cream
12 Hulled Strawberries

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a tin with 12 cupcake cases.

Cream the Spreadable and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg until the mixture is smooth and add the scraped seeds from the vanilla pod. Fold in the flour until the mixture is free of lumps.

Pour into the prepared cases and bake for 15 minutes or until the tops are browned and springy to the touch. Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool.

Whisk the cream until soft peaks are formed then spoon onto the cooled cupcakes. Add a strawberry to the top and serve.

These cupcakes are perfect for a picnic in the park or to take onto Murray Mount to watch Wimbledon! Speaking of picnics, you could win a walking holiday in the Peak District complete with a picnic basket and blanket in Lactofree’s latest Facebook competition. You can find more details and enter here… www.facebook.com/LACTOFREE/app_507150446064701.

Word images taken from the Lactofree website. The original recipe can be found on the Lactofree website but has been amended. This is a sponsored post.