Lemon Cupcakes with Raspberry Cheesecake Buttercream

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• For the cupcakes:
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract (or vanilla, if that's what you have on-hand)
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 16 ounces sour cream
• For the frosting:
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 - 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 5 ounces raspberries
• seeds from one vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Details

Servings 30
Adapted from kitchenmeetsgirl.com

Preparation

Step 1

For the cupcakes:
1.Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and lemon extract.
2.Combine your dry ingredients and add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Your batter will be thick!
3.Fill muffin tins with approximately 1/4 cup of batter, and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Cool for 10 miinutes before removing cakes to wire rack.

For the frosting:
4.Cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Slowly add 1 cup powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Add half of the raspberries and mix until combined. Add remaining powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating until well incorporated.
5.Add vanilla seeds or vanilla extract and the rest of your raspberries. Beat well, until frosting is creamy. Depending on your preferred consistency, add additional powdered sugar if necessary.
6.Chill for 30 minutes before piping onto your cupcakes.