Lavender Lemon Cupcakes

Name: Lavender Lemon Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - [ ] 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (113g); - [ ] 3/4 cup granulated sugar (150g); - [ ] 1 tbsp lemon zest; - [ ] 1/2 tbsp vanilla; - [ ] 2 eggs, room temp; - [ ] 1/2 cup buttermilk (120ml) , room temp; - [ ] 1/4 cup lemon juice (30ml); - [ ] 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (150g); - [ ] 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; - [ ] 1/4 tsp baking soda; - [ ] ½ teaspoon salt; - [ ] 4oz cream cheese; - [ ] 1 cup heavy cream; - [ ] 1/2 cup powdered sugar; - [ ] 1 tsp vanilla; 1 tsp finely chopped, culinary grade lavender; 2 drops Purple food coloring

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

Moist and zingy lemon cupcakes topped with a lavender cream cheese frosting!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:04:22 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories364.2 kcal (18%)

Total Fat23.1 g (33%)

Carbs35.6 g (14%)

Sugars23.2 g (26%)

Protein4.5 g (9%)

Sodium278.8 mg (14%)

Fiber0.5 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

Lemon Cupcake

½ cupunsalted butter

softened

¾ cupgranulated sugar

½ Tbspvanilla

150gall-purpose flour

1 ½ tspbaking powder

¼ tspbaking soda

½ teaspoonsalt

Lavender Frosting

4 ozcream cheese

1 cupheavy cream

½ cuppowdered sugar

1 tspvanilla

1 tsplavender

finely chopped, culinary grade

2 dropspurple food coloring

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 300f.

Step 2

Mix the sugar and lemon zest, and rub between yours fingers to release the citrus flavor. Add the softened butter and beat until light and fluffy.

Step 3

Add the lemon juice, vanilla, egg, and buttermilk to combine. Then add the flour, leavening ingredients, and salt. Fold until just combined. Do not over mix.

Step 4

Pour batter into a cupcake pan and bake for 30min, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Step 5

In the meantime, make your frosting. Cream your cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, culinary lavender, and purple food coloring.

Step 6

Add your heavy cream and beat until frosting is light and stable. Transfer to a piping bag.

Step 7

Once your cupcakes have cooled down, pipe the lavender frosting on top and garnish with more culinary lavender. Enjoy!