{"id":15815,"date":"2013-05-30T07:18:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T11:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/?p=15815"},"modified":"2020-01-09T15:56:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T20:56:37","slug":"lemon-blueberry-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/2013\/05\/lemon-blueberry-cupcakes.html","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes. Bright lemon cupcakes with fresh blueberries topped with lemon cream cheese frosting. Garnished with lemon zest and more blueberries.<\/p>\n

\"Lemon<\/div>\n

\"Lemon<\/p>\n

Blueberries and lemons are a match that was simply meant to be. This fresh blueberry-studded cupcake is infused with lemon zest and topped with a tangy lemon cream cheese frosting, creating a flavor combination that is refreshing, bright and incredibly tempting. So tempting that you might have a hard time resisting these Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes.<\/p>\n

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LEMON BLUEBERRY CUPCAKES<\/strong>
\na recipe by Carrie Sellman<\/a>
\n{makes 30 cupcakes}<\/em><\/p>\n

3 cups cake flour + extra for coating blueberries
\n2 teaspoons baking powder
\n1\/2 teaspoon salt
\n8 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
\n2 cups sugar
\n4\u00a0eggs
\n2\u00a0teaspoons vanilla extract
\nzest of 1 organic lemon
\n1 cup whole milk
\n1 1\/2 cup blueberries<\/p>\n

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  1. Preheat oven to 350.\u00a0 Line muffin tins with cupcake wrappers.\u00a0 This recipe makes 30 cupcakes.<\/li>\n
  2. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.<\/li>\n
  3. Gently toss blueberries with a light coating of flour.\u00a0 Set aside.<\/li>\n
  4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high using the paddle attachment.\u00a0 Beat until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes.<\/li>\n
  5. With the mixer on low, add eggs one at a time.\u00a0 Mix well after each egg.<\/li>\n
  6. Add vanilla extract and lemon zest.\u00a0 Mix to combine.<\/li>\n
  7. Add one third of your dry ingredients and mix on low, just until combined.<\/li>\n
  8. Add one half of your milk.\u00a0 Mix gently.<\/li>\n
  9. Add in remaining ingredients, alternating dry, wet, dry.\u00a0 Do not over mix.<\/li>\n
  10. Using a spoon or spatula, gently fold blueberries into batter, being careful not to break berries.<\/li>\n
  11. Fill cupcake liners 2\/3 full with batter.<\/li>\n
  12. Bake 17-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.<\/li>\n
  13. Let cupcakes cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove to wire rack until completely cool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For the Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting:<\/em><\/p>\n

    16 ounces cream cheese, softened
    \n8 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
    \n2 pounds confectioners sugar
    \n1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    \n1 organic lemon, zest and juice<\/p>\n

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    1. Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter and cream cheese until smooth.<\/li>\n
    2. Add vanilla, lemon zest and juice and mix until combined.<\/li>\n
    3. Gradually add confectioners sugar until completely combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Whip until smooth.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      For the Assembly:<\/em><\/p>\n

      Once cupcakes are cool, swirl cream cheese frosting onto each cupcake using a pastry bag fitted with a #2A tip.\u00a0 Garnish with strips of lemon zest and extra blueberries.\u00a0 Refrigerate until ready to serve.<\/p>\n

      TIP:<\/strong>\u00a0 If the icing is not holding its shape while decorating, refrigerate icing 20-30 minutes.\u00a0 The chilled icing with pipe nicely into a soft swirl.<\/p>\n

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      \n

      YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY:<\/strong>
      \n      Lemon Blueberry Cake<\/a>
      \n      Candied Lemon Bundt Cake<\/a>
      \n      Lemon Meringue Cake<\/a>
      \n      Lemon Poppy Seed Donuts<\/a>
      \n      Lemon Slice Cake Toppers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Blueberries and lemons are a match that was simply meant to be. This fresh blueberry-studded cupcake is infused with lemon zest and topped with a tangy lemon cream cheese frosting, creating a flavor combination that is refreshing, bright and incredibly tempting. So tempting that you might have a hard time resisting these Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[295,235,354,20,47],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blog","8":"category-carrie-sellman","9":"category-citrus","10":"category-cupcakes","11":"category-recipes","12":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15815"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28438,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15815\/revisions\/28438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}