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Prep Time: 48 Minutes Cook Time: 17 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 30 |
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Here is a recipe I use for beautifully delicious lemon cupcakes. Ideally, you'd use buttercream frosting to ice cupcakes, but I tried these with Lemon Cream Icing for a less buttery icing, and they were perfect! These cupcakes are truly lighter than air and will melt in your mouth. Ingredients:
3 cups self-rising flour |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature |
2 cups white sugar |
4 eggs, at room temperature |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 tablespoons lemon zest |
1 cup whole milk, divided |
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided |
lemon cream icing |
2 cups chilled heavy cream |
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar |
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 30 cupcake pan cups with paper liners.
2. Sift the self-rising flour and salt together in a bowl. In another bowl, beat the unsalted butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating each egg until incorporated before adding the next. Mix in the vanilla extract and lemon zest.
3. Gently beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture, one third at a time, alternating with half the milk and half the lemon juice after each of the first 2 additions of flour. Beat until just combined; do not over mix.
4. Fill the prepared cupcake liners with batter 3/4 full, and bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 17 minutes. Let the cupcakes cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before removing them to finish cooling on a rack.
5. To make the icing, beat the cream in a chilled bowl with an electric mixer set on Low until the cream begins to thicken. Add the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice, a little at a time, beating after each addition, until fully incorporated. Increase the mixer speed to High, and beat until the icing forms soft peaks, about 5 minutes. Spread on the cooled cupcakes. Refrigerate leftovers.
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