Lemon Cupcakes
Created by Echo Echo on November 1, 2014
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 25m
- Recipe #15439
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (at room temp)
- 1 package (3 ounce) cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 7/8 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- FROSTING
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 package (3 ounce) cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
How to Make
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Step 1: Beat together the butter, cream cheese, lemon zest and sugar, then beat in eggs until smooth.
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Step 2: Gradually add the flour, baking powder and salt to the cheese mixture and beat with your mixer on low speed until just combined.
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Step 3: Divide the batter evenly between 12 cupcake cups that have been lined with paper cupcake liners.
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Step 4: Bake at 325°F about 25 minutes until firm to the touch.
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Step 5: While cupcakes are baking, make frosting by beating the frosting ingredients together until smooth.
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Step 6: Let cool 10 minutes in pan, then transfer to a wire rack.
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Step 7: Frost when cooled
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (82.2 g)
- Calories 321.1
- Total Fat - 15.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.1 g
- Cholesterol - 75.9 mg
- Sodium - 186.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 44 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 36.6 g
- Protein - 3.1 g
- Calcium - 40 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg