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Lemon-Scented Blueberry Cupcakes

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Blueberry Cupcakes

"Yummy! My husband isn't a fan of lemon, so I left out the zest, but they were still delicious."

- Amyo031503

Cuisine: BakeryMain Ingredient: Cupcakes

(4.5, 2) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Ingredients

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 12
Cupcakes:
1.5 cupsall-purpose flour; plus 2 tablespoons
10 tablespoonsgranulated sugar
1.5 teaspoonsbaking powder
1/4 teaspoonSalt
1/8 teaspoonbaking soda
1/4 cupButter; melted
1 largeegg
1/2 cuplow-fat buttermilk
1/2 cup2% reduced-fat milk
1 teaspoonlemon rind; grated
3/4 cupfresh or frozen blueberries; thawed
Frosting:
1/4 cup1/3-less-fat cream cheese; softened
2 tablespoonsbutter; softened
1 teaspoonlemon rind; grated
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
1/8 teaspoonSalt
1.5 cupspowdered sugar; sifted
2 teaspoonsfresh lemon juice
fresh blueberries; (optional)

Lemon-Scented Blueberry Cupcakes Preparation

Preheat oven to 350?

Place 12 decorative paper muffin cup liners into muffin cups. (try mini muffins)

To prepare cupcakes, lightly spoon 1 ½ cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Measure 1 tablespoon flour; level with a knife. Sift together 1 ½ cups flour plus 1 tablespoon flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, and baking soda in a large bowl. Combine melted butter and egg in another large bowl; stir with a whisk. Add buttermilk, milk, and 1 teaspoon rind to butter mixture; stir with a whisk. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Toss blueberries with remaining 1 tablespoon flour. Fold blueberries into batter. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake at 350? for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

To prepare frosting, place cream cheese, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon rind, vanilla, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed just until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar (do not overbeat). Stir in juice. Spread frosting evenly over cupcakes; garnish with blueberries, if desired. Store, covered, in refrigerator.

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Calories Per Serving: 292
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Lemon-Scented Blueberry Cupcakes Reviews

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Yummy! My husband isn't a fan of lemon, so I left out the zest, but they were still delicious.
3 years, 5 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 6 hours, 24 minutes ago
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3 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Baked
  2. Dessert
  3. Sweet
  4. blueberry
  5. Desserts
  6. Cakes

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