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Lemon Cream Cupcakes Recipe

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"Just thinking of these delicate cupcakes makes me hungry!" admits Ruth Ann Stelfox of Raymond, Alberta.

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Lemon Cream Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 30 Servings

20 25 45

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
FROSTING:
3 tablespoons butter, softened
2-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon peel and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition (batter will be thick).
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups with 1/4 cup of batter. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, cream butter and confectioners' sugar in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Add the lemon juice, vanilla, lemon peel and milk; beat until smooth. Frost cupcakes. Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 244 calories, 11 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 178 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Cream Cupcakes in Taste of Home August/September 1997, p18

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2008 by jtinda

These were really very good, but mind you I made them differently. I didn't have time to make any lemon curd, so I just made the cake only. I already had a cream cheese/powdered sugar frosting made, so I just stirred in some mushed up cooked strawberries. The cupcakes were very good! Great texture, great lemon flavor (I added a tiny bit of lemon juice for more flavor, and I sifted the dry ingredients several times to make a lighter cake). So, take the comment for what it is - these were fabulous, but I changed a lot. :) janene@theweedpatchstore.com

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