Lemon Cupcakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons of freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 1) preheat the oven to 350 degrees, line a 12 piece cupcake tin with liners and set aside.
• 2 2) in a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
• 3 3) in a large bowl, using a hand help whisk or you can do this in a big standing mixer, cream together the butter and sugar, add the eggs and incorporate well.
• 4 4) add the sour cream, milk, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix until its all well incorporated.
• 5 5) add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix them in to combine but make sure you don’t over mix.
• 6 6) using a large ice cream scoop, divide your batter evenly in lined muffin tin. bake for about 20 to 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. let them cool completely on a wire rack.
• 7 for the frosting:.
• 8 7) in a large bowl using a hand help whisk, cream together the butter and cream cheese. add the remaining ingredients and mix until you have a creamy frosting.
• 9 8) pipe or spoon on each cupcake and enjoy!