Homemade Lemon Cupcake Recipe
Looking for a delicious lemon cupcakes recipe? These cupcakes are packed with lemon flavor. It is moist and delicious and the perfect cupcake recipe. No matter the occasion, you need to serve these perfect homemade lemon cupcakes.
I love lemon. It is one of my favorite flavors. When I am craving lemon cake, I love to make this lemon cupcake recipe. It is the perfect serving size. Cupcakes aren’t just for kids.
Recipes To Serve Before Enjoying These Delicious Cupcakes
This lemon dessert is perfect to serve at a party or get together. They are perfect for any time, whether it is a celebration, a picnic or just because. If you are looking for things to serve at the picnic, BBQ or party, you might like:
- Chicken Cheese Ball
- Pea Salad
- Broccoli Apple Salad
- Supreme Pizza Cold Salad
- Grilled Honey Chicken
- Red Hot Baked Chicken Wings
- Homemade Manwich
Variations to these Cupcakes
These cupcakes are absolutely perfect the way they are but you can add:
- Chocolate Chips – Chocolate Chips go with everything
- Strawberries – Strawberry and Lemon go great together
Ingredients for Lemon Cupcake Recipe
- Frozen lemonade concentrate
- White cake mix
- Sour cream
- Cream cheese
- Eggs
- Lemon zest
- Butter
- Vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar
- Lemon drops
How to Make Lemon Cupcake Recipe
Combine lemonade concentrate, cake mix, sour cream, 3 oz. of cream cheese, eggs and lemon zest in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer at low speed for 3 minutes.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups ⅔ full.
Bake at 350° for 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; place on wire racks to cool completely.
For the frosting, beat together the 8 oz. package of cream cheese and butter until smooth.
Blend in vanilla. Gradually beat in powdered sugar.
Pipe frosting on cooled cupcakes; garnish with crushed lemon drops (optional)
Homemade Lemon Cupcake Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ c. frozen lemonade concentrate thawed
- 18 ¼ oz. white cake mix
- 8 oz. sour cream
- 3 oz. cream cheese softened
- 3 eggs beaten
- 2 T. lemon zest
- 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened
- ½ c. butter softened
- 2 t. vanilla extract
- 16 oz. powdered sugar
- lemon drops Optional garnish:
Instructions
- Combine lemonade concentrate, cake mix, sour cream, 3 oz. of cream cheese, eggs and lemon zest in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer at low speed for 3 minutes.
- Fill paper-lined muffin cups ⅔ full.
- Bake at 350° for 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; place on wire racks to cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat together the 8 oz. package of cream cheese and butter until smooth. Blend in vanilla.
- Gradually beat in powdered sugar.
- Pipe frosting on cooled cupcakes; garnish with crushed lemon drops (optional).
