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Lovely Lemon Lavender Cupcakes
By southerngrace
These Lemon Lavender Cupcakes are so light and fresh in flavor and will have your taste buds dying for spring!
- CUPCAKES:
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest (from 3 lemons)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- LEMON CURD:
- 3 egg yolks
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces, cold
- 1 teaspoon freshly-grated lemon zest
- FROSTING:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon dried lavender buds
Red Velvet Beet Cupcakes
By ladygourmet
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- For Sweet Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 3-4 medium beet roots
- 1 cup sour milk or buttermilk
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 3/4 cup white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons evaporated milk
Billy's Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcakes
By á-17861
marthastewart.com July 09, 2013
- Alternate frosting:
- Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups cake flour, not self-rising
- 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Basic Vanilla Buttercream for decorating
- optional Colored Sprinkles
- Billy's Chocolate Buttercream
Chocolate Nutella Cupcake
By á-10360
Mix the chocolate fudge cake (eggs - water - oil) with 3 tablespoons of Nutella
- 1 box of chocolate fudge cake
- 3 tablespoons of nutella
- 3 Eggs
- 1 cup of oil
- 1 1/2 cups of water
- Nutella Jar
- Sprinkles
- Small marshmallows cubes
Death by Oreo Cupcakes
By á-1721
As the name implies, these cupcakes are to die for! They're just the right amount of sweet and salty, and make for ...
- 1 pkg oreos, regular size
- 1 pkg mini oreos, for decoration
- 1 pkg chocolate cake mix/ mix according to directions on box
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 8 Tbsp butter, room temperature
- 3 3/4 c powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- cupcake liners
Blue Moon and Corona Cupcakes
By jermeysmom@msn.com
The beer flavor doesn’t always survive the baking process very well, so I just poked some holes in the cupcake to...
- BEER CUPCAKES:
- 3/4 cups butter, at room temperature
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon orange or lime zest
- 1 cup Blue Moon or Corona beer, plus more for brushing on tops
- 1/4 cup milk
- Orange/lime wedges and sanding sugar for garnish
- CITRUS CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 12 ounces cream cheese, cold
- 6 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange/lime juice
- 1 teaspoon orange/lime zest
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Mother's Day Cupcakes
By á-175897
Make Mom feel even more special on her day with these special strawberry cupcakes!
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose soft-wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- Paper baking cups
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups strawberry jam
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup strawberry puree
- 1 teaspoon strawberry extract, optional
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter. softened
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar
- Edible pearls
- Edible glitter
Christmas Cupcakes
By carvalhohm
A fun Holiday recipe project to do with the kids
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 4 ounces butter (8 table spoons)
- 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Colored crystal sugar
- Candy sprinkles
- Candy
- Marshmallow
Smores Cupcakes
By á-3443
For the cake: 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin pans with cupcake liners
- For the cake:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 tsp vanilla
- For the frosting:
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 (7 oz) jar marshmallow cream
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- For the garnish:
- 1/2 cup crushed graham cracker crumbs
- 3 Hershey’s Bars, broken into squares
Mini Oreo Surprise Cupcakes
By Nicole S
HEAT oven to 350°F. PREPARE cake batter as directed on package
- 1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
- 1 pkg. Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 2 T sugar
- 48 Mini OREO Bite Size Cookies
- 1-1/2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling and Whipped Cream Frosting
By DeBruynC1
Make the lemon curd filling: 1
- For the lemon curd filling:
- 3tablespoons3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2cup1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1large1 large egg
- 1large1 large egg yolk
- 1/3cup1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- zestzest of one lemon
- For the gingerbread cupcakes:
- 3/4cup3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4cup3/4 cup cake flour
- 1/2cup1/2 cup light brown sugar, loosely packed
- 2teaspoons2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2teaspoons1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2teaspoon1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8teaspoon1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- pinchpinch freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2cup1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- 2large2 large eggs
- 3/4cup3/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/3cup1/3 cup unsulphured molasses (not blackstrap)
- 2teaspoons2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- For the whipped cream:
- 1cup1 cup + 2 tablespoons heavy cream, divided
- 1teaspoon1 teaspoon gelatin powder
- 1/3cup1/3 cup powdered sugar
- Garnish
- Approx. 3 tablespoons chopped candied ginger
Jelly Doughnut Cupcakes
By á-9150
French yellow cupcakes filled with with raspberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar
- Cooking spray
- 1 (18.5-ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 1 (3.5-ounce) package instant French vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 1 (12-ounce) jar seedless raspberry jam
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar for dusting
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