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Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
This cupcake recipe is full of lemon flavor!
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
blueberry and lemon cupcakes, Deliciously Perfect Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes, easy lemon blueberry cupcakes, emon and blueberry cupcake
Method
Oven
Main Ingredient
Grains
Servings
12
-15
Calories
521
kcal
Author
Kelli Miller
Equipment
Decorating Bag Set - Piping Bag and Tips
Non-Stick Bakeware Muffin and Cupcake Pan
White Cupcake Liners
Ingredients
Cupcake
⦁ 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
⦁ ⅓ t salt
⦁ 1 t baking powder
⦁ 1½ cup of fresh blueberries
⦁ ½ cup of sour cream
⦁ 1 t lemon extract
⦁ 8 ounces of butter softened
⦁ ¾ cups of sugar
⦁ 2 eggs
Lemon Filling
⦁ 3 eggs
⦁ ⅔ cup of granulated sugar
⦁ 1 T lemon zest
⦁ ⅓ cup of lemon juice
⦁ 4 T butter
Icing
⦁ 1 cup of butter softened
⦁ 1 t lemon extract
⦁ 4 cups of powdered sugar
⦁ 2 T milk
Instructions
Cupcakes
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put the cupcake liners in the pan.
Add salt, baking powder, and 1 cup of the flour into the bowl and mix.
Add blueberries to a different bowl and sprinkle in 1/4 cup of flour. Mix gently. set aside.
Use a mixer and combine butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add sour cream, eggs, and extract to the mixed butter mixture. Combine. Add in the dry mixture and mix.
Fold in blueberries and fill cupcake liners about 3/4 full. Put in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.
Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes then move to a cooling rack.
Lemon Filling
In a saucepan, mix the lemon juice, butter, and lemon zest. Add in sugar and mix. Add in eggs and mix.
Cook over medium-low heat stirring often. The mixture should thicken and coat the back of a spoon.
Take off heat and let cool entirely.
Icing
Add butter and extract in a bowl until creamy. Mix in powdered sugar.
To make cupcakes
Use an apple corer or a spoon and cut out a small hole. Add in the lemon filling.
Pipe icing onto the cupcake.
Top with blueberries.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
|
Calories:
521
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
59
g
|
Protein:
4
g
|
Fat:
31
g
|
Saturated Fat:
19
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
10
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
140
mg
|
Sodium:
332
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
50
g