Description
Delightful lemon cupcakes with a fluffy texture and rich lemon buttercream frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/4 cups (163g) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup (56g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil
- 3/4 cups (155g) sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 6 tbsp (90ml) milk
- 1/4 cup (60ml) fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon zest
- 1 cup (224g) unsalted butter, room temperature (for frosting)
- 4 cups (460g) powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (for frosting)
- 4–5 tbsp lemon juice (for frosting)
- 1 tsp lemon zest (for frosting)
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (176°C). Line your muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl: whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Cream the room-temperature butter, oil, sugar, and vanilla extract on medium speed for about 1.5 to 2 minutes until fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until mostly combined after each addition.
- Mix in half of the dry mixture into the batter until just combined.
- Combine milk and fresh lemon juice in a separate bowl, then mix into the batter along with lemon zest.
- Incorporate the remaining dry ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Fill cupcake liners with batter, about three-quarters full.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cupcakes on a cooling rack.
- Make the buttercream by beating room-temperature butter until smooth; gradually mix in powdered sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, and zest.
- Frost the cooled cupcakes with the frosting.
Notes
Cupcakes can be made ahead and hold well. Adjust lemon juice in the frosting for desired tartness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg