Lemon Cupcakes
Lemon Cupcakes topped with a fluffy maple syrup frosting.
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1¼ cup milk
- 2¼ tsp vanilla extract
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
- 1¾ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- juice and zest from 2 lemons
Maple Frosting
- 4 tbsp Unsalted butter softened
- 4 Cups Confectioners Sugar
- 6 Ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ degrees
- Mix flour, baking powder and salt together set aside.
- In separate bowl combine the milk and vanilla, set aside.
- In large bowl cream the butter and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time mixing completely.
- Add wet and dry ingredients alternately to the batter. Stirring to mix completely each time.
- Add lemon juice and zest, mix completely.
- Fill cupcake liners with 1/4 cup of batter filling each liner about two thirds full.
- Bake at 350℉ for 16-18 minutes, start checking at 15 minutes.
Maple Frosting
- Add ingredients to mixer and mix completely
Nutrition
Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 53mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 313IU | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg