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Easy Lemon Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Easy Lemon Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Forsting

Quick, easy lemon cupcakes recipe with cream cheese frosting, homemade with simple ingredients from scratch. Soft & most with lemon zest, juice and extract.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 14 Cupcakes
Calories: 592kcal
Author: Abeer Rizvi

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs and mix until smooth.
  • Add vanilla extract, lemon extract, lemon juice, lemon zest, milk, sour cream, yellow gel coloring (optional) and mix until smooth. 
  • Add flour and baking powder and mix until just combined. 
  • Pour batter in cupcake liners and bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean.
  • Allow the cupcakes to cool down completely.
  • While the cupcakes are baking and cooling, prepare the lemon curd and cream cheese frosting.
  • Use Wilton's Filling Tip # 230 to fill each cupcake with lemon curd.
  • Top off each cupcake with cream cheese frosting. To make them very pretty, use Wilton's Tip # 104 to decorate ruffle flowers, like I did. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Read all my tips above.
  • Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 days. 

Nutrition

Calories: 592kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 306mg | Potassium: 118mg | Sugar: 80g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 0.8mg