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Home » Desserts » Lemon Cupcakes

Published: May 27, 2017 · Modified: Jan 15, 2021 by Kathy · This post may contain affiliate links

Lemon Cupcakes

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A row of lemon cupcakes topped with a swirled frosting.

Lemon Cupcakes with lemon curd and lemon buttercream frosting! These soft cupcakes are bursting with lemon flavor.

Add a lemon curd filling and lemon buttercream or eat plain. 

A lemon cupcake topped with a swirl of frosting on a white plate.

I'm guessing you knew this was coming! Lemon Cupcakes! Okay, this is really a perfect lemon trifecta! Lemon cupcakes filled with lemon curd and topped with lemon buttercream!

Cupcakes filled with lemon filling and lemon buttercream.

Just imagine each lemony bite! My mouth is watering just thinking about it!

Cake batter in cupcake tins.

My daughter just turned 16...how does that happen? She was just a toddler! Oh the joys of having a teenager!

Lemon Cupcakes cooling on a baking rack.

For her birthday we made these lemon cupcakes. We also made chocolate confetti filled cupcakes because not everyone loves lemon as much as I do. Both cupcakes were a hit.

I love making homemade cakes and cupcakes for birthdays. Over the years the cake has been a huge focus for each birthday. I always plan what type of cake to make and decorate.

She has had a teddy bear cake, a lady bug cake, Raggedy Ann, Barbie cake, a castle, a flip flop cake.  As she got older she helped me pick the theme and then helped make the cakes.

She has reached the age of just wanting to focus on delicious cakes instead of a themed cake. She still helps me make the cakes, or in this case the cupcakes.

Don't worry if you don't want to do the triple lemon with the curd and buttercream. These cupcakes are equally delicious all by themselves.

Cutting out the center of a cupcake.
Table of Contents
How to add a filling to a cupcake
What type of fillings can I add to a cupcake?
Lemon Cupcakes

How to add a filling to a cupcake

  • Cut a small piece from the top center part of the cupcake
  • Remove cut piece and discard or enjoy for a snack
  • Fill cupcake with filling
  • Frost cupcake as normal covering hole and filling

What type of fillings can I add to a cupcake?

  • lemon curd
  • raspberry jam
  • strawberry jam
  • confetti sprinkles - check out these confetti cupcakes
  • frosting 
  • mini marshmallows
  • mini chocolate chips
A cupcake with the center of the cupcake removed.

Other Great Cupcake Recipes:

  • Chocolate Mayonnaise Cupcakes
  • Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
  • Oreo Cupcakes

If you make this recipe, I’d love to hear about it! Leave a comment below and snap a picture and tag me on Instagram @beyondthechickencoop

  • Oatmeal Lace Cookies
  • Ginger Cookies
  • Peppermint Meringues
  • Hot Chocolate Cookies

Check out all my dessert recipes!

A lemon cupcake topped with a swirl of frosting on a white plate.

Lemon Cupcakes

Kathy
Light lemony cupcakes
5 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 207 kcal

Equipment

  • Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Spoons
  • Muffin Tin
  • Cooling Rack
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter (softened)
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon zest
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 ¾ cups cake flour
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk

Optional

  • 1 cup Lemon Curd
  • 2 cups Lemon Buttercream

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter.
    1 cup butter
  • Mix in sugar until mixture is light and fluffy.
    1 ½ cups sugar
  • Mix in eggs.
    3 whole eggs
  • Mix in zest, juice and vanilla
    2 Tablespoons lemon zest, 2 Tablespoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
    2 ¾ cups cake flour, 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt
  • Mix in half the flour mixture into the butter mixture
  • Mix in milk.
    1 cup milk
  • Add remaining flour. Stir just until combined.
  • Pour into paper lined cupcake pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 15-17 minutes. 
  • Let cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and let cupcakes continue cooling on a baking rack. 

Optional

  • Cut small amount from top of cupcake. Fill with lemon curd. Top with buttercream frosting. 
    1 cup Lemon Curd, 2 cups Lemon Buttercream

Notes

To fill cupcakes - 
  • Cut a small piece from the top center part of the cupcake
  • Remove cut piece and discard or enjoy for a snack
  • Fill cupcake with filling
  • Frost cupcake as normal covering hole and filling

Nutritional Disclaimer:

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcakeCalories: 207kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 149mgPotassium: 72mgSugar: 18gVitamin A: 255IUVitamin C: 1.2mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 0.2mg
Keyword cupcakes, dessert, lemon, lemon cupcakes, lemon dessert recipe, lemon recipes
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  1. Kimberly says

    September 04, 2020 at 6:17 pm

    5 stars
    These cupcakes are absolutely delicious.

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      September 05, 2020 at 5:35 am

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Katie says

    April 30, 2020 at 2:54 pm

    5 stars
    Love these cupcakes! They are so moist and full of lemon. Perfect with the lemon buttercream too!

    Reply
  3. Fred G says

    March 23, 2019 at 5:18 pm

    5 stars
    Great cupcakes.

    Reply
  4. Pamela (BrooklynFarmGirl) says

    June 02, 2017 at 1:56 pm

    These cupcakes are just so perfect!

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      June 04, 2017 at 11:49 am

      Thanks, Pamela! 🙂

      Reply
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