Lemon poppy seed muffins with lemon icing

Ingredients

Muffins
• 2 cups of flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/2 cup of sour cream
• 1/2 cup of buttermilk
• 2 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup of granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup of unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 Tablespoon of grated lemon zest
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoon of poppy seeds
Icing
• 1/2 cup of butter at room temperature
• The juice of 1 lemon
• 3 cups of icing sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Line muffin tins with paper liners.
3. Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a bowl.
4. In another bowl, whisk sour cream, buttermilk and lemon juice to blend.
5. Using the electric mixer, beat sugar, butter and lemon zest in a large bowl.
6. Add eggs and beat well until mixture is light and fluffy.
7. Mix in dry ingredients and sour cream mixture in alternation. Mix just until blended.
8. Stir in poppy seeds and spoon batter into muffin tins.
9. Bake for about 20 minutes or until tester inserted into center comes out clean.
10. Let muffins cool.
11. While muffins are cooling, prepare icing by mixing together the butter, lemon juice and icing sugar. You can add food colouring if you want.
12. Spread a generous amount of icing on top of muffins.