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Easy Filled Lemon Cupcakes (Soft and Moist)
Best, quick and easy lemon cupcakes recipe, homemade with simple ingredients from scratch. Soft, moist and fluffy with fresh lemon zest and juice. Filled with lemon curd. Decorated with cream cheese frosting.
👥 14 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Abeer Rizvi📖 cakewhiz
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2
Add eggs and mix until smooth.
Egg (Large, Room temperature)1
3
Add vanilla extract, lemon extract, lemon juice, lemon zest, milk, sour cream, yellow gel coloring (optional) and mix until combined.
Vanilla extract1 tspLemon extract1 tspLemon juice3 tbspLemon zest2 tspYellow gel coloring (Optional)
4
Add flour and baking powder and mix until just combined.
Baking powder1.5 tsp
5
Pour batter in cupcake liners and bake at 350 degrees F for about ⏱️ 18-20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean.
6
Allow the cupcakes to cool completely to room temperature.
7
While the cupcakes are baking and cooling, prepare the lemon curd and cream cheese frosting.
Lemon curd2 cupsCream cheese frosting (Can be flavored with 1 tsp lemon extract and 1 tsp lemon zest, if you like. )3 cups
8
Use Wilton's Filling Tip # 230 to fill each cupcake with lemon curd.
Lemon curd2 cups
9
Top off each cupcake with cream cheese frosting. To make them very pretty, use Wilton's Tip # 104 (petal tip) to decorate ruffle flowers, like I did. Enjoy!
Cream cheese frosting (Can be flavored with 1 tsp lemon extract and 1 tsp lemon zest, if you like. )3 cups
Nutrition Facts
calories
592 kcal
fat Content
23 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
80 g
sodium Content
306 mg
protein Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
32 mg
carbohydrate Content
94 g
saturated Fat Content
10 g
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