{"id":154,"date":"2013-03-09T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deanasimmons.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/09\/lemonade-cupcakes"},"modified":"2013-03-09T12:53:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-09T18:53:00","slug":"lemonade-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southernladycooking.com\/?p=154","title":{"rendered":"Lemonade Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a great cupcake….if you like lemon that is. I decided to try these for Easter this year. <\/span>

<\/span>CUPCAKES<\/b><\/span>
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/span>
1 teaspoon baking powder<\/span>
1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/span>
1 cup sugar<\/span>
1\/2 cup unsalted butter, softened<\/span>
2 eggs<\/span>
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel<\/span>
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/span>
1\/3 cup prepared lemonade<\/span>

FROSTING<\/b><\/span>
1\/2 cup unsalted butter, softened<\/span>
2 to 4 tablespoons prepared lemonade<\/span>
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/span>
3 cups powdered sugar<\/span>
5 to 6 drops yellow food coloring<\/span>
1\/4 cup sparkling white sugar<\/span><\/span>

<\/span><\/span>Step-by-step<\/span><\/b><\/span>
1. Heat oven to 350\u00b0F. Line 36 mini muffin cups with paper liners. Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl.<\/span>

2. Beat sugar and 1\/2 cup butter in large bowl at medium speed 1 minute or until blended and lighter in color. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. At low speed, beat in lemon peel and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in flour mixture in two parts alternately with 1\/3 cup lemonade until blended and smooth, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fill each muffin cup with scant 1 1\/2 tablespoons batter.<\/span>

3. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes; cool completely on wire rack.<\/span>

4. Beat 1\/2 cup butter, 2 tablespoons of the lemonade and 1 teaspoon vanilla in large bowl at medium speed 1 minute or until creamy. At low speed, slowly beat in powdered sugar, adding additional lemonade 1 teaspoon at a time, if necessary, for desired consistency. Beat in food coloring. Spread frosting over cupcakes; sprinkle with sparkling sugar.<\/span><\/span>

<\/span><\/span>**Want them pink instead?????? <\/span><\/span>For pink lemonade cupcakes, use pink lemonade for the liquid and tint the frosting with 2 or 3 drops of red food coloring instead of yellow.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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