Lemon Cupcakes {Easy Recipe}

Lemon cupcakes from a side angle, with rows of finshed ones ready to eat.

4.60 from 32 votes

Lemon Cupcakes {Easy Recipe}

These light and fluffy, extra moist Lemon Cupcakes are the perfect treat. Baked in just 15 minutes with an easy recipe and added topping zing!

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Total Time35

Course: Dessert, Kids Cooking, Snack

Cuisine: Family Food

Servings: Cupcakes

Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

180 g Caster sugar
180 g Butter Room temperature
3 Eggs
180 g Self raising flour
2 Lemons Zest only

For the buttercream icing:

150 g Butter
300 g Icing sugar Sieved
1-2 tsp Lemon juice

To decorate:

2-3 tbsp Sprinkles

Metric - Imperial

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 160℃/320F fan, 180℃/350F, Gas Mark 4.
Put 12 cupcakes cases into your tin ready.
Cream your room temperature butter with your sugar until it's pale, light and fluffy, using a wooden spoon or an electric hand whisk.
Add all of the eggs, sift in the flour and add in the lemon zest, then mix together until everything is well combined.
Spoon equal amounts of mixture into your cupcake cases. (I use an ice cream scoop as this gives the perfect amount and ensures some uniformity.)
Bake for about 15-18 minutes until the cakes are golden and slightly bouncy to the touch. Then leave them to cool on a cooling rack.
Now make the buttercream icing. Beat your butter until it's pale, light and fluffy.
Beat in your sieved icing sugar and add in the lemon juice.
Once the cakes are cooled, pop your buttercream into a piping bag and pipe on the icing. Scatter over the sprinkles.

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Notes

Zesting tool: My secret weapon for any recipes with citrus zest in is my Microplane Zester. You can buy them here on Amazon: Microplane Premium Zester.

Ice cream scoop: Use one to make sure you dish your batter up evenly into the cupcake cases.

Buttercream: If your buttercream is too stiff, add a teaspoon of boiling water, one at a time until it is a smooth pipe-able texture.

Don't over bake: Be sure to take them out of the oven when they are only JUST cooked as the heat in the pan will continue to cook them for a little while.

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