Description
Soft and zesty lemonade cupcakes topped with creamy lemon frosting, perfect for summer desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- Zest and juice of 2 lemons
- 1 cup butter for frosting
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 3–5 tbsp heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Beat butter and sugar until creamy
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix well
- Combine dry ingredients separately
- Mix dry ingredients into wet mixture
- Add milk, lemon zest, and juice
- Fill cupcake liners and bake 20 minutes
- Cool completely
- Beat frosting ingredients until smooth
- Pipe frosting onto cupcakes
Notes
- Use fresh lemon juice for best flavor
- Do not overmix batter
- Cool cupcakes before frosting
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 42
- Sodium: 117
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 56
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 74