Lemon Mascarpone Cupcakes

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• Lemon Cake:
• 1 box white cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 C. oil
• 3/4 C. sour cream or yogurt
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• Zest of 2 lemons
• 1/4 C. lemon juice
• 1/2 C. milk
• Lemon Mascarpone Filling:
• 8 oz. mascarpone cheese
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1/4 C. powdered sugar
• Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 8 oz. cream cheese
• 1/2 C. butter, softened
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3-5 C. powdered sugar
• Mini Cadbury Eggs for decoration

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a large bowl combine eggs, oil, sour cream, vanilla, lemon zest, lemon juice and milk together until smooth.
4. Add cake mix and stir.
5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 15-22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
6. Filling: mix all ingredients in a small bowl until smooth.
7. Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter for 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract and slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
8. Cut holes out of tops of each cooled cupcake.
9. Fill holes with Mascarpone Filling and pipe over the hole with cream cheese frosting.
10. Top with Mini Cadbury Eggs (like a little nest) and enjoy!