Strawberry Cupcakes with Lemon Zest Cream Cheese Icing

Name: Strawberry Cupcakes with Lemon Zest Cream Cheese Icing
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 473 milliliters sifted confectioners sugar; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon honey; 1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoons lemon zest; 237 milliliters frozen strawberries; 1 box strawberry cake mix (such as Betty Crocker®); 59 milliliters unsalted butter at room temperature; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 118 milliliters vegetable oil; 237 milliliters water; 1 Tbsp white sugar

Strawberry Cupcakes with Lemon Zest Cream Cheese Icing is a vegetarian recipe with 14 servings. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 20g of fat, and a total of 370 calories. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. A mixture of strawberries, cream cheese, lemon zest, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Mother's Day.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 14 cupcake cups with paper liners.

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Cupcakes

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Muffin Liners

Oven

To make strawberry puree, pulse frozen strawberries in blender or food processor until evenly chopped.

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Strawberry Puree

Strawberries

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Blender

Add 2 tablespoons water, honey, 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, and sugar. Blend until smooth.

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Lemon Zest

Honey

Sugar

Water

Beat cake mix, 1 cup water, eggs, and vegetable oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened; increase mixer speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Beat lemon zest into batter. Fill prepared cupcake cups 2/3 full. Drop a spoonful of strawberry puree into the center of each portion of cupcake batter.

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Strawberry Puree

Vegetable Oil

Lemon Zest

Cake Mix

Cupcakes

Water

Egg

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Hand Mixer

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Blender

Bowl

Bake cupcakes in preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 18 to 22 minutes. A toothpick inserted near the center should come out clean.

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Cupcakes

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Oven

Let cupcakes cool for at least 30 minutes.

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Cupcakes

To make icing, place cream cheese and butter in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Butter

Icing

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Mix in confectioners' sugar; blend in vanilla extract, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Refrigerate icing until cupcakes are cool enough to frost. Frost cooled cupcakes with icing.

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Powdered Sugar