Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
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Serves: 14
 
Ingredients
Lemon Cupcakes
  • 1½ cup flour
  • 1½ tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Tbs. lemon juice (1/2 large lemon juiced)
  • 1½ Tbs. lemon zest (1/2 large lemon zested)
  • ½ cup milk
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 8 oz. package of cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • 2 Tbs. lemon juice (1/2 large lemon juiced)
  • 1 Tbs. lemon zest (1/2 large lemon zested)
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
Instructions
Lemon Cupcakes
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line muffin pans with paper liners.
  2. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and white sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in the lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, until combined. Fill each cupcake liner with batter until ¾ full.
  4. Bake for 22 minutes, or until done.
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
  1. In a bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter, lemon juice and lemon zest until fluffy. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar.
  2. Spread frosting onto the cooled cupcakes.
Recipe by Sugar, Spice and Family Life at https://sugarspiceandfamilylife.com/2017/03/lemon-cupcakes-lemon-cream-cheese-frosting-recipe.html