Lemon Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the lemon cupcakes:
1 cups cake flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon salt
cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
cup whole milk
teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon lemon zest
cup lemon juice
For the cream cheese frosting:
cup unsalted butter softened
8 ounces cream cheese softened
4 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
For the cupcakes:
Preheat the oven to 350. Line the cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
Using a stand mixer or handheld mixer, beat the butter and sugar together for 2 minutes, or until creamed.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated.
Slowly mix in half of the dry ingredients, half of the milk, and the vanilla extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice; mix until well-combined. Add the remaining dry ingredients and milk. Mix until fully combined and no lumps are visible.
Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners until about full.
Bake for 18-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting:
In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until well blended and no clumps remain.
Slowly mix in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Add vanilla and beat until creamy.
Pipe onto cupcakes using a knife or your favorite frosting tip we used tip 1C. Garnish with a slice of lemon, if desired.