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Lemonade Cupcakes with Fresh Raspberry Frosting
The boys and I recently discovered the Whimsical Cake Studio in Edmonton, Alberta – a divine little shop with a myriad of cupcake flavors, including a lemon cake with raspberry frosting. This struck me as a particularly interesting and summery little cake – reminiscent of lemonade, in fact – and a great use of fresh raspberries. There are always some that are a bit squishy that wind up destined for smoothies – pureeing them and beating them into buttercream is pretty fantastic, too. I imagine a fresh raspberry buttercream would be quite divine on chocolate cupcakes – that’s next on my to-do list.
Beating the lemon zest with the butter and sugar releases more lemon flavor; to boost it even further, add the zest of two lemons.
Lemonade Cupcakes with Raspberry Frosting
adapted from a lemon cupcake recipe at AllRecipes
1 cup butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
grated zest and juice of a lemon
1 cup milk, dividedPreheat oven to 375 F and line 24 muffin tins with paper liners.
In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar and lemon zest with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.
In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the butter mixture a third at a time, alternating with half the milk and half the lemon juice after each of the first 2 additions of flour. Beat until just combined.
Fill the prepared tins and bake for 20 minutes, until springy to the touch. Tip the cupcakes in their tins to help them cool. Let cool completely before frosting. If you like sprinkle with colored sugar. Makes 2 dozen.
Fresh Raspberry Frosting
1 cup fresh raspberries (or thawed from frozen)
1 cup butter, at room temperature
3 cups confectioners’ sugarIn the bowl of a food processor, puree the raspberries until smooth. If you like, press the mixture through a sieve to get rid of the seeds.
In a medium bowl, beat the butter and half the sugar until smooth. Add the raspberry puree, then more sugar until you have a fluffy, spreadable consistency. Add a splash of water, too (a tablespoon or two) if it needs it.
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Lemonade Cupcakes with Fresh Raspberry Frosting | Lets Make Sweets Together commented on Aug 22 11 at 11:09 pmlaurasrecipes commented on Aug 22 11 at 7:06 pmOh these are so pretty and sound great! I love lemon anything!!!
Beth commented on Aug 25 11 at 10:09 amI LOVE the cake, but I had the hardest time making the frosting. It took me three tries to get something thick enough to pipe onto the cupcakes. Any advice? It seemed like after I put in the raspberry puree, the frosting just became a liquid, sugary mess. Help!
Erica B. commented on Aug 30 11 at 2:37 pmLove this! Summer in a cupcake! :)
Stephanie McCarthy commented on Sep 07 11 at 6:59 pmThese were a hit at home and the office…this will be my new go-to dessert!
jen commented on Sep 15 11 at 4:50 pmlooks amazing. Any plans to make a dairy/egg free recipe for this? I would love that!
melinda g commented on Sep 29 11 at 3:30 pmYes, yes please. Those look fabulous.
Sue commented on Oct 24 11 at 9:20 pm@Beth, try adding the puree a little at a time. Or, just make of the buttercream and same amount of puree…you will just get more of a creamy buttery taste without losing the puree altogether.
Kari commented on Nov 29 11 at 4:39 pmThanks for the recipe! Just made these for my daughter’s birthday and they turned out fabulous! Raspberry lemonade is her favorite and she was so excited to have it in a cupcake!!
melissa commented on Feb 08 12 at 8:50 pmI made these tonight for my kids to bring to daycare tomorrow and OH MY THESE ARE GREAT!! I’m so happy I found this on pinterest, GREAT recipe!
erica commented on Feb 15 12 at 12:31 pmnote to those using frozen raspberries: if you thaw them first, pick the raspberries out of the bag instead of pouring a cup of liquid and berries into a cup measure. it tasted amazing but with so much liquid it didn’t have a consistency that i could pipe. i added extra sugar and we ate them quickly so they wouldn’t fall apart!
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