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    Posted on: Apr 5, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

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    Light, moist & airy Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream. These scrumptious cupcakes are perfect for Spring and Summer.
    Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

    I love baking, but the frosting is not my cup of tea. I tend to frost cupcakes the old-fashioned way - using a spatula.
    Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

    For my friend's recent Gender Reveal, I wanted to bake and figured I'd challenge myself and frost these Lemon Cupcakes using an icing tip.
    Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

    It was surprisingly easy. If I can do it, anyone can do it.
    Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

    When baking with butter, I find my baked goods tend to be dry and crumbly. For this reason, I baked these lemon cupcakes with cake flour instead of all-purpose flour. I find that cake flour contributes to a light and airy cupcake that's less crumbly too. I also added some sour cream which makes these cupcakes moist.
    Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

    Seriously, two days later and these cupcakes were super moist. I had to stop myself from eating the whole thing. Hope you try these out because I know you're gonna love them.
    Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

    lemon cupcakes are:

    Moist
    Light & Airy
    Scrumptious
    Versatile
    Perfect for Spring & Summer
    Ideal for a Baby Shower
    Ideal for a Gender Reveal
    Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

     


    How to make Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream step by step?

    For the Cupcakes

    1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line your baking tray with cupcake holders.

    2. Begin by zesting 2 lemons and juicing a lemon. Set aside.

    3. In a medium sized bowl, sift the dry ingredients... flour, baking powder and salt.

    4. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar so it's light and fluffy. Beat on low and work your way up, about 3-5 minutes.

    5. Add one egg at a time, and mix with an electric mixer.

    6. Add vanilla.

    7. Now alternate between the dry and wet ingredients in 3 batches, starting and ending with the dry. Mix, but DO NOT OVERMIX.

    8. Add half the milk.

    9. Mix.

    10. Once all the flour and milk have been added, add sour cream. Blend for a few seconds until combined. Do not over-mix.

    11. Add the lemon zest and lemon juice. Blend for a few seconds. Do not over mix.

    12. Batter is ready.

    13. Using a mini scoop, add 2 ½ scoops of cake batter into each cupcake holder.

    14. Place into the oven for 20-24 minutes. Start checking at 20 minutes and using a toothpick to test make sure the center comes out clean.

    15. Perfect and fluffy.

    Lemon Buttercream

    16. Whip the butter.

    17. Once light and fluffy, add the powdered sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, milk, and lemon zest.

    18. Frosting is ready. You can always add more or less milk to make it more or less firm.

    Optional: Food Color

    19. I baked these cupcakes for a gender reveal, hence I needed pink and blue frosting. I split the buttercream into 2 bowls and added a drop of blue frosting to one bowl and a drop of red to the other. A yellow buttercream would be ideal for these cupcakes.

    20. I frosted my cupcakes using a 1M tip.

    21. Right before serving, you can garnish the cupcakes with a little wedge of lemon and white edible pearls as seen here. Note: don't leave the lemon wedge on the frosting too long because it will dilute the buttercream.
    Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

     

    Enjoy!
    Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

     

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    Recipe

    Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

    Light, moist & airy Lemon Cupcakes topped with Lemon Buttercream. These scrumptious cupcakes are perfect for Spring and Summer.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 12 cupcakes
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 24 minutes
    Total Time: 54 minutes
    Calories:
    Author: Nisha

    Ingredients

    • <b>Dry Ingredients</b>
    • 1 ½ cups cake flour*
    • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • </B>
    • <b>Wet Ingredients</b>
    • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • 2 eggs, room temperature
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • ½ cup whole milk, room temperature
    • 1 ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    • ¼ cup sour cream
    • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
    • </Br>
    • <b>Lemon Buttercream</b>
    • ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
    • 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    • 2 tablespoon whole milk
    • 2 teaspoon lemon zest

    Instructions

    • For the Cupcakes
    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line your baking tray with cupcake holders.
    • Begin by zesting 2 lemons and juicing a lemon. Set aside.
    • In a medium sized bowl, combine the dry ingredients... flour, baking powder and salt.
    • In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar so it's light and fluffy. Beat on low and work your way up, about 3-5 minutes.
    • Add one egg at a time, and mix with an electric mixer.
    • Then add vanilla.
    • Now alternate between the dry and wet ingredients in 3 batches, starting and ending with the dry. Mix, but DO NOT OVER MIX.
    • Add half the milk.
    • Mix.
    • Once all the flour and milk has been added, add sour cream. Blend for a few seconds until combined. Do not over mix.
    • Add the lemon zest and lemon juice. Blend for a few seconds. Do not over mix.
    • Batter is ready.
    • Using a mini scoop, add 2 ½ scoops of cake batter into each cupcake holder.
    • Place into the oven for 20-24 minutes. Start checking at 20 minutes and using a toothpick to test make sure the center comes out clean.
    • Perfect and fluffy.
    • For the Lemon Buttercream
    • Whip the butter.
    • Once light and fluffy, add the powdered sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, milk and lemon zest.
    • Frosting is ready. You can always add more or less milk to make it more or less firm.
    • Optional: Food Color
    • I baked these for a gender reveal, so I split the buttercream into 2 bowls. Added a drop of blue frosting to one bowl.
    • I frosted my cupcakes using a 1M tip.

    Notes

    * Cake Flour - if you don't have cake flour, this is a substitute. For every 1 cup of all purpose flour, remove 2 tbsp. Replace the 2 tablespoon with corn starch.
    In this scenario we are using 1 ½ cups of cake flour which is equal to 1 ¼ cups + 1 tablespoon all purpose flour and 3 tablespoon cornstarch.
    Keyword Lemon Buttercream, Lemon Cupcakes
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    1. Priya says

      June 25, 2020 at 4:29 pm

      5 stars
      Followed the recipe to a T and it was perfect

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