Lemon Cupcakes

Submitted by Halcyon Eve

"From Taste of Home. I haven't tried them yet, but I love lemony things and these look yummy!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 -3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup half-and-half cream

• FROSTING

• 1⁄4 cup shortening
• 5 -6 teaspoons milk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄8 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 1⁄2 - 1 3⁄4 cups powdered sugar, sifted

directions

1. Preaheat oven to 325*. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
2. Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in lemon zest, lemon extract, and vanilla.
3. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture, alternating with half and half. Beat until just combined (shouldn't be too smooth).
4. Fill paper liners 3/4 full of batter. Bake at 325* for 15-22 minutes, or until toothpick tests clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pan; remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
5. To make frosting, beat shortening in a small mixing bowl until fluffy. Beat in milk, vanilla, and lemon extract. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth.
6. Once cupcakes are cool, top with frosting.

Reviews

[nikimama3]

The cupcake itself was horribly heavy, dry and weighed a ton. The recipe said "beat until just combined (shouldn't be too smooth)." Well, it was like bread batter and the consistency of the cupcakes were like heavy cornbread muffins.