- All right, it's time for more cupcakes,
this time I'm going to show you
how to make triple lemon cupcakes.
It's a lemon cupcake filled with lemon curd
and topped with lemon frosting.
You guys, these cupcakes are amazing,
you're not going to want to miss 'em.
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Hey, everyone, it's Dorothy with crazyforcrust.com
and today I'm going to show you how to make
triple lemon cupcakes.
It's my favorite lemon cupcake recipe
filled with lemon curd,
topped with a lemon buttercream frosting.
If you're a lemon lover,
you're not going to want to miss these cupcakes
because you will love them.
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Now, let's get in the kitchen.
First up to make these cupcakes,
let's make our actual cupcake base
and this is based off of my vanilla cupcake recipe,
it's got lemon zest and lemon juice, it's super lemony.
When you open that oven after they have baked,
you are going to get blasted in the face with lemon scent.
You're going to love these cupcakes.
I've started off the cupcake
with 1/2 of a cup of unsalted butter that's been melted
and I just mixed in 1 1/4 cups of granulated sugar.
Now, I'm going to mix in three large eggs
and one tablespoon of vanilla extract.
You can also just use a teaspoon if you prefer.
Mix that until it's nice and smooth,
then you're going to add 1/2 of a teaspoon of salt,
one teaspoon of baking powder,
one tablespoon of lemon zest from about a large lemon
and a 1/4 of a cup of fresh lemon juice.
Mix that together until it's smooth.
And then you're going to mix in 1 1/2 half cups
of all-purpose flour.
You're going to do that in a few different additions
while also adding in 1/2 of a cup of whole milk.
Mix it until it's just combined, don't overmix.
And at this point, we're going to scoop it
into our cupcake pans
that have been lined with cupcake liners.
I love using my 1/4 cup cookie scoop
to scoop cupcakes and muffins into the pan,
it makes it so much easier and so much less messy.
Now, I'm going to bake those cupcakes at 350
until a toothpick comes out clean
and once they're cool,
we're going to fill them with lemon curd.
Now, I'm going to link that up here, it's my favorite recipe,
it's super easy to make and super delicious,
it's tart and sweet,
you could also use a jar of lemon curd if you prefer
or even lemon pie filling
if you don't feel like making your own from scratch.
To fill the cupcakes, it's super simple,
I'm just going to use a little paring knife
and I'm going to cut out the center
and pull it out and fill it with some lemon curd
and then replace a little bit
of that top of the cupcake on top
and now it's time to make the frosting.
This lemon frosting is based off
of my vanilla buttercream frosting,
which I will link up here.
It's full of tons of lemon zest and lemon juice,
it has that perfect, sweet and tart flavor
and is a great complement
to that lemon cupcake with lemon filling.
For the frosting,
I have a cup of unsalted butter that's been softened
and I'm mixing in 4 1/2 cups of powdered sugar.
I'm going to do this in stages,
so that I don't end up wearing it.
and then you're going to add in one tablespoon of lemon zest
and four tablespoons of lemon juice,
along with 1/4 of a teaspoon of salt.
Mix that together
and then you can add one to two tablespoons
of heavy whipping cream as needed for consistency.
To frost these cupcakes
I love using an open star tip
'cause I just think it's super pretty
and go ahead and pipe that nice and high.
You could also just use a knife to frost these
or any tip that you want.
And that's it, it's super easy to make,
the perfect lemon cupcakes.
These have so much lemon flavor
because there's so much lemon in the cupcake,
the filling and the frosting.
You love lemon?
These are going to smack you in the face
with that tart and sweet flavor
and I know you're going to love them.
Keep watching for more dessert recipes,
leave me a comment
and let me know what your favorite lemon dessert is.