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Lemon Cupcakes with Limoncello Buttercream

June 16, 2014 By Donna Biroczky 2 Comments

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Last week, my chronic sinusitis returned with a vengeance. I am an active person and really hate to have my mojo messed with but sometimes, you just have to give in and take care of yourself. Hence, my slow weekend, a perfect time to experiment with some new cupcakes to go along with the day my kids had planned for Father’s Day.

Almost all of our cupcakes incorporate an alcohol infusion or a unique flavor combination, and these cupcakes are no exception! Bear in mind, have butter on hand as these are not low-calorie but I promise, they are so delicious, it’s worth it! (CostCo sells butter in four-packs for a lot cheaper than anywhere else I’ve found.)

lemon cupcakeLove the glistening buttercream!

lemon cupcake batterLook at this batter — those yellow specks add such a zing to the flavor.

yellow cupcake batterThey look like scoops of ice cream, don’t they?

baked cupcakesPerfect little domes!

lemon curdIsn’t that a gorgeous yellow color? So smooth and flavorful.

lemon curd filled cupcakesAll cored and filled and already tempting.

lemon cupcakesA plate of the finished product!

White Cupcakes with Lemon Zest

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 tsp. baking powder
  • 5 eggs, separated and room temperature
  • 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • zest of 3 lemons

Preheat the oven to 350. Place 24 cupcake liners in cupcake pans.

Whip the butter in stand mixer until light. Add sugar, gradually, until thoroughly mixed.

Combine flour and baking powder in separate bowl; mix. Pour into butter and sugar mixture and mix just until combined. Mixture will be thick.

Add egg yolks, lemon zest and lemon juice into batter and combine.

Whip the egg whites until foamy (I did this by hand) and add to the rest of the mixture. Mix very gently until combined.

Using ice-cream scoop, place one full scoop of batter into each cupcake liner. Bake for 16 minutes or until properly baked. If they start to turn brown, they could turn dry.

Cool on wire rack. After completely cool, core and fill with lemon curd after it is completely cooled also.

Lemon Curd

You can use one of many variations; I chose to use Ina Garten’s recipe found here.

Limoncello Buttercream

  • 2 sticks butter, room temperature
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 5 tbsp good quality Limoncello
  • Approximately 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

Mix the butter until very light; add in the sugar gradually. When it begins to get too stiff, add in the Limoncello. Only add as much fresh lemon juice then as you need to make the buttercream the proper consistency. Too much takes away from the Limoncello flavor but some people prefer their buttercream just a little lighter than 1/4 cup made. (We wanted our cupcakes to withstand some heat and possible transportation in said heat.)

Pipe on with preferred pastry tip.

These lemon cupcakes are going to be the hit of your next party or gathering!

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  1. Rachel @RunningRachel

    June 17, 2014 at 1:09 pm

    Oh my goodness!! These look like they could just MELT in your mouth!! Yummy!

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  2. Susan

    February 18, 2015 at 7:52 pm

    YUM! These look & sound delicious! It sounds like you had a better time at LA Cookie Con than we did – which is a good thing.

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