Description
Bright and soft lemon cupcakes filled with lemon curd and topped with lemon frosting, perfect for a refreshing treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 2/3 Cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs (at room temperature)
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 Cup milk (at room temperature)
- 4 egg yolks (large)
- 2/3 Cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon lemon zest (1 medium lemon)
- 1/3 Cup lemon juice (fresh, 2 or 3 lemons)
- 1/4 Teaspoon salt
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 1/4 Cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice (fresh)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and soft.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time and add vanilla.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Add the dry mix and milk to the butter mix, alternating until smooth.
- Spoon the batter into liners and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cupcakes cool on a rack while you make the curd.
- Whisk egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt in a saucepan over low heat.
- Stir until the mixture thickens and can coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove from heat and whisk in butter until smooth, then chill the curd.
- Beat butter and powdered sugar, then add lemon juice to make the frosting.
- Core each cupcake and spoon in chilled lemon curd.
- Pipe or spread the lemon frosting over each filled cupcake.
- Chill briefly so the frosting sets, then serve.
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients for better blending. Store leftovers in a covered container in the fridge for up to three days.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 20
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: lemon cupcakes, dessert, baking, sweet treats, family recipe