Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
Here is another cupcake that we made for Cassie’s Bridal Shower. When we were brainstorming for the menu for the shower, this is what stood out! I love cupcakes with fresh fruit in the ingredients.
The cupcake has the tartness of a fresh lemon and the sweet flavor of strawberries in the frosting! This is a standout recipe, it will be hard to just eat one!
Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
Ingredients:
CUPCAKES:
2 sticks butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
¼ cup lemonade powder
1 cup milk
3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 Tablespoon lemon zest
2 teaspoons vanilla
Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line the muffin tins with cupcake liners.
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt, lemonade powder and lemon zest, and set aside.
- In the mixer, cream butter and sugar together.
- Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each one and make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl.
- Add the lemon juice and vanilla and mix well.
- Add the dry ingredients and milk and mix until combined.
- Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes or if it bounces back from your touch.
- Cool completely.
FROSTING:
2 sticks of butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup strawberry puree
1 teaspoon lemon zest
- Cream butter for 1 to 2 minutes
- Mix in the strawberries and lemon zest
- Gradually add the powdered sugar and continue scraping the sides of the bowl.
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Yum! It sounds like a standout recipe! I love the sour-sweet combo. They look really great as well. Thanks for sharing your recipe at the Party On the Porch. I hope we'll see you again soon. Blessings, D@TheShadyPorch
That looks so good! I bet it would be wonderful for a summer get-together, too, since the flavors just scream warm weather to me! 🙂
They look yummy! I can't wait to try the recipe, thank you for sharing it with us!
These sound so good!! They make me think of summer :). Thanks so much for linking up at the MaMade Blog Hop, I hope you're having a great weekend!
I just wanted to swing by and let you know that your cupcakes are going to be one of this weeks features on the MaMade Blog Hop!! 🙂
These look great! =) Im a google+ follower from Inspire me Monday!
These look delicious. I've never fully made cupcakes from scratch. I think this recipe I could actually pull off. I'll have to give this one a try. Maybe these would make for very good Mother's Day cupcakes
Looks mouth-watering, I have a big sweet tooth so I instantly had to click on this!
I'm so glad that you did. You will love them!