Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes

Are you looking for something special to serve Mom for dessert on Mother's Day? Do you have strawberries on hand? Or maybe you just want a bright and tasty dessert?

This is the recipe for you!


Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes


Ingredients:

• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temp
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 egg white
• Juice and zest of 2 lemons, 1 tablespoon lemon juice reserved
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 2 cups fresh finely diced strawberries
• 1/2 cup lemon curd
• Lemon Buttercream frosting (below)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line your cupcake pans with paper liners.

In a medium bowl combined  flour, cake flour, baking powder and salt, whisk together and set aside.  In a electric mixer on medium high speed, cream together the butter and sugar, until light and fluffy about 3-5 minutes.

Add vanilla and then the eggs one at a time, mixing each egg in with the butter and sugar completely before adding the next egg.

Reduce speed to low and add in the milk, and flour ingredients in 2 batches starting with the flour and alternating with the milk, mix until combined.  Stir in the lemon juice and 1/2 of the lemon zest (reserve the other half of the lemon zest for the frosting).

Fold the diced strawberries into the batter with a spatula.

Using a large spoon or ice cream scoop fill the paper lines 2/3 full.

Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.

Once the cupcakes have cooled, spread a layer of lemon curd onto each cupcake.

Carefully add frosting to each cupcake.

Serve to someone special!  {Or save them for yourself - I won't judge}

Delicious!  I wish my mom were going to be here for Mother's Day so I could serve these to her.

They are light and moist and flavorful.  I like the balance of the strawberry and lemon flavors - perfect for a special dessert.  Or for breakfast.  Don't ask how I know that.  ;-)





Lemon Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups confectioner’s sugar
• 4 teaspoons milk
• Zest of 1/2 lemon
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions:
Beat butter and vanilla together.  Add sugar slowly and beat until combined.  Scrape down the sides and add milk. Mix until smooth and creamy. 

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