Delicious Lemon Cupcakes
From fluffy24 15 years ago
- 18 minutes to make
- Serves 30
If you like lemon, then you love these delicious lemon cupcakes
Ingredients
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 2 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 cup butter, softened shopping list
- 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar shopping list
- 2 tsp. vanilla shopping list
- 3 eggs shopping list
- 2 8-ounce cartons dairy sour cream shopping list
- 2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel shopping list
- 3 tablespoon butter, softened shopping list
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar shopping list
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice shopping list
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla shopping list
- 1-1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar shopping list
- milk (2 to 3 teaspoons if necessary) shopping list
- 1 teaspoon shredded lemon peel shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. Line thirty 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar and vanilla; beat until well mixed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to beaten mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. (The batter will be thick.) Stir in lemon peel.
- Spoon about 1/4 cup of the batter into each prepared muffin cup.* Bake in the preheated oven about 18 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. Makes 30 cupcakes.
- Lemon Frosting: In a medium bowl, beat 3 tablespoons butter, softened, until fluffy. Gradually add 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, beating well. Gradually beat in 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually beat in 1 1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar. If necessary, beat in enough additional milk (2 to 3 teaspoons) to make spreading consistency. Stir in 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel.
- To make lemon frosting, in a medium bowl, beat butter with 1 cup powdered sugar, beating well. Gradually beat in lemon juice and vanilla. Gradually beat in additional 1-1/4 cups powdered sugar. If necessary, beat in enough additional milk (2 to 3 teaspoons) to make of spreading consistency. Stir in shredded lemon peel.
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