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A close of photo of lemon cupcakes in a tray with small lemon wedges on top.
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4.34 from 15 votes

Lemon Cupcakes

Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Servings: 48
Calories:

Ingredients

For The Lemon Cupcakes

For The Lemonade Cream Cheese Filling

For The Frosting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake pan with liners or spray with a non stick spray.
  • Allow the butter and eggs to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.

For The Lemon Cupcakes

  • In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat butter on high for 1 minute. Add sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice. Beat until well combined scraping down the sides. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
  • Add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, Mix on low speed after each addition until well combined.
  • Pour into prepared cupcake liners and bake at 350° for 19-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. 
  • Using a cupcake corer, remove the center of each cupcake. Let cupcakes cool completely before filling and frosting.

For The Lemonade Cream Cheese Filling

  • In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese for 2-3 minutes then add lemonade concentrate, mix well. 
  • In a small bowl, beat lemon pudding and evaporated milk together for 2 minutes. Mixture will be extremely thick. 
  • Add pudding mix into cream cheese mixture, beat until well combined. 
  • Fill cupcakes with lemonade filling using a piping bag and tip.

For the Lemon Frosting

  • In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and lemon juice until light and fluffy. 
  • Gradually add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until desired consistency is obtained. Stir in lemon zest.
  • Frost cupcakes and enjoy! Place in the fridge to keep cold.

Notes

Recipe inspired from my Zesty Lemon Cake

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg