Do you have a blog schedule? I am trying to develop one. According to it, I had another post planned for today.
But then, life happens. Yesterday happened to be the birthday of a friend’s sweet little baby boy. So I made cupcakes. And I am posting the recipe now. Because it turned out so sweet. Just like the baby!
I followed Joy Of Baking’s recipe for the vanilla cupcakes and frosting, with little adjustments, of course. Here is my version. I had no fresh lemon, so I substituted the zest for some lemon juice concentrate. Couldn’t tell the difference. Turned out so good!
You will need:
For the cupcakes:
- All purpose flour – 1 1/2 cups
- Baking powder – 1 1/2 tsp
- Salt – 1/4 tsp
- Butter – 1/2 cup, at room temperature
- White granulated sugar – 2/3 cup
- Eggs – 3 large ones
- Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp (or zest of 1 lemon)
- Milk – 1/4 cup (I used whole milk or the full fat version)
For the buttercream frosting:
- Butter – 1/2 cup, at room temperature
- Powdered or confectioner’s sugar – 2 cups
- Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
- Milk – 1/4 cup, or as needed
- Blue or other food coloring – a few drops (optional)
How to:
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 deg.F and line a 12-cupcake pan with paper liners.
- Sift dry ingredients together and keep aside.
- Beat the butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one by one, beating well after each egg.
- Add the vanilla extract and lemon juice (or zest). Beat well.
- Add the sifted dry ingredients slowly to the butter mixture, alternating with milk, and beat till incorporated.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes. This makes exactly 12 good-sized cupcakes.
- Let the cupcakes cool on a wire rack completely.
Buttercream Frosting:
- For the frosting, first beat the butter well.
- Add the vanilla extract. Add the sugar slowly and keep beating on a low setting.
- Add the milk, a tablespoon at a time, till desired consistency is reached.
- Add desired food coloring, if using. I used blue gel food color. It adds color without any additional moisture.
- Beat well on high speed for 3-4 minutes till light and fluffy. (Do not skip this step. It makes the frosting really fluffy.)
- Frost the completely cooled cupcakes. Decorate and enjoy!
As you can see, my frosting is far from perfect. I lack the patience and a steady hand. Need to work on it. Baby steps folks, baby steps! I am getting there!!
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So yummy looking! Great for a party!
Thank you!
These, not only look beautiful, but delicious, too. My daughter was just looking over my shoulder and was saying “ooooooh, can we make those?” 🙂 Thanks so much for linking up with “Try a New Recipe Tuesday!” I hope you will be able to join us again this week.
Aww… that’s so sweet! Hope you have fun baking and decorating them with your daughter!!
Adorable cupcakes!
Thank you so much!
These look great! Thanks for linking up on Tried and True Recipes: http://rediscovermom.blogspot.com/2013/04/tried-and-true-recipes-8.html
Thanks for visiting! Have a good weekend!!
Yummo
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YUM! Love cupcakes, especially ones made from scratch. Thank you for sharing these to our Spring Fling link-up. 🙂
Thanks for coming over!
Hope you try them. They are so yum!!
those turned out so cute! Thanks so much for taking the time to link up to the Tasteful Tuesday party @Nap-TimeCreations.com. Make sure to follow my blog via bloglovin, GFC or facebook so you don’t miss out on my features posts… it could be YOU :o)
Emily
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These turned out so cute and they look so yummy! Great job.
Thanks for the kind comment!
Your cupcakes look delicious! Thanks so much for linking up at The Busy Bee’s (Thursday link party) We are so happy to have you join us and make our party better!
Have a wonderful day!
Joye & Myrna
The Busy Bee’s
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I think cupcakes are so fun! They’re cute and pretty and fun to eat!
Yes, they are fun to bake, decorate and eat!
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How sweet!! …in so many ways 😉 Autumn greetings from Australia♥ ~Pernilla
Thanks for visiting. Spring greetings to you from over here!
Beautiful color for cupcakes, no matter the age! Thanks for sharing, Anjana. Hope you will return the visit.
Thanks for visiting. The blue turned out just the way I wanted!
Yummy! They look beautiful, I think I will give this recipe a try, thanks for sharing. Patty/BC
Thanks for visiting. Appreciate the comment, and I hope yours turn out lovely too!