Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Frosting
These Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Frosting taste like cupcakes you would buy at an expensive cupcake shop. Creamy lemon flavor in every bite!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time17 minutes mins
Total Time32 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cupcakes
Servings: 24
Calories: 237kcal
Author: Echo Blickenstaff
Lemon Cream Frosting
- 12 ounces cream cheese softened
- 10 ounces lemon curd (I usually find this by the jam/jelly at the grocery store)
- 2 pounds powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place about 24 paper cupcake liners into cupcake tins.
Sift together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, soda, and salt).
In separate bowl, mix together sugar and butter until fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating each egg until incorporated before adding the next.
Add vanilla, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
Add dry ingredients, alternating with buttermilk, (about 1/3 at a time) until all combined.
Fill cupcake liners about 3/4 full.
Bake at 375 degrees for about 17-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool on baking rack.
Lemon Cream Frosting
Beat cream cheese with mixer until smooth. Slowly add lemon curd and mix until it's combined. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and mix until smooth and thick. Spread over cooled cupcakes.
Spread over cooled cupcakes or use a piping tip to swirl the frosting on top.
*Regular cream cheese frosting is also really yummy on these cupcakes!
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- Use cupcake liners in the cupcake pan, or grease pans with baking spray.
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- Scoop cake batter with an ice cream scooper so all the cupcakes are the same size. Don't overfill the cups.
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- Bake for about 15-17 minutes. The cakes are done when you push slightly into the cupcake with your finger and it regains its shape.
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- Let cupcakes cool on a wire rack before icing.
- I like to freeze cupcakes overnight before frosting. Don't know why, but they taste even better when I do!
Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 193mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 385IU | Vitamin C: 1.6mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 0.7mg