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Lemon Cupcakes with Blackberry Frosting

Sean
A lemon cupcake topped with a a blackberry buttercream frosting
5 from 7 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 18 cupcakes
Calories 372 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 Cupcake tins
  • Sauce pan
  • Piping bag with tip
  • Fine mesh sieve
  • Stand mixer with paddle attachment

Ingredients
 
 

Lemon Cupcakes

  • 2 cup all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 tbsp lemon zest about 2 lemons
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ¾ cup butter unsalted, softened
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup lemon juice

For the Buttercream:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • cup fresh blackberries

Instructions
 

Making the Cupcakes:

  • Preheat oven to 350F or gas mark 4 and place cupcake liners in the cupcake tin.
  • Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and then sift into a large bowl and set aside.
  • On medium high speed, cream the butter and sugar until light. Then add the lemon zest and eggs.
  • Reduce the speed to low and add half of the flour mixture, mix until just incorporated, then add the buttermilk and lemon juice mixing until just combined, and follow up with the remaining flour mixture.
  • Fill cupcake papers about 2/3 the way up. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the springy to the touch.

Making the Blackberry Buttercream:

  • Ina saucepan heat the blackberries and lemon juice until the blackberries release their liquid and comes to a boil. Strain with a fine mesh sieve and allow to cool.
  • Cream the butter and salt for a few minutes then sift in the powdered sugar in a few batches, mixing in between. Add the cooled blackberry liquid and mix until combined. Scrape down and to a piping bag and decorate the cooled cupcakes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcakeCalories: 372kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 3gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 265mgPotassium: 56mgFiber: 1gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 595IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg
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Keyword Blackberry, Buttercream, Cupcake, Lemon
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