Time QUICK MEDIUM LONG Difficulty EASY MEDIUM HARD
Taste MEH OK GOOD AMAZING Yields LITTLE MEDIUM LOTS

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 room temperature eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/2 tbsp lemon zest
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

• 1 cup butter
• 4 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 2 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• 2 tbsp heavy cream

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Beat butter and sugar until creamed.
3. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat until combined.
4. Mix dry ingredients. Add to wet ingredients. Slowly add milk, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Don’t overmix.
5. Add to cupcake tin/ liners.
6. Bake for 18-22 minutes for large cupcakes, 11-13 minutes for mini cupcakes.
7. To make icing, beat butter 2 mins and then add the rest. Beat for 3 full minutes. Ice cupcakes once cooled.
8. Makes 36 mini or 12 regular cupcakes.

Recipe from: Sally’s Baking Addiction – Homemade Lemon Cupcakes