Lemon Cupcakes

Name: Lemon Cupcakes
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 177 milliliters confectioners sugar; 30 servings Lemon Cream Icing; 4 eggs, at room temperature; 473 milliliters chilled heavy cream; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 2 Tbsps lemon zest; 1 teaspoons salt; 710 milliliters self-rising flour; 237 milliliters unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 473 milliliters white sugar; 237 milliliters whole milk, divided

Lemon Cupcakes might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 30. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 236 calories. If you have self-rising flour, lemon juice, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a very budget friendly recipe for fans of American food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 30 cupcake pan cups with paper liners.

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Cupcakes

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Muffin Tray

Oven

Sift the self-rising flour and salt together in a bowl. In another bowl, beat the unsalted butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating each egg until incorporated before adding the next.

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Self Rising Flour

Unsalted Butter

Sugar

Egg

Salt

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Hand Mixer

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Mix in the vanilla extract and lemon zest.

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Vanilla Extract

Lemon Zest

Gently beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture, one third at a time, alternating with half the milk and half the lemon juice after each of the first 2 additions of flour. Beat until just combined; do not over mix.

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Lemon Juice

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Fill the prepared cupcake liners with batter 3/4 full, and bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 17 minutes.

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Cupcakes

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Muffin Liners

Toothpicks

Oven

Let the cupcakes cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before removing them to finish cooling on a rack.

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Cupcakes

To make the icing, beat the cream in a chilled bowl with an electric mixer set on Low until the cream begins to thicken.

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Cream

Icing

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice, a little at a time, beating after each addition, until fully incorporated. Increase the mixer speed to High, and beat until the icing forms soft peaks, about 5 minutes.

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Powdered Sugar