This Lemon Raspberry Cupcakes recipe turns out a tender lemon cupcake with a sweet and delicious raspberry frosting.
Lemon Raspberry Cupcakes
These light a lemony cupcakes are filled with a raspberry surprise.
Ingredients
CUPCAKES
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 3 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 2 large eggs
- 1¼ cups self rising flour
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 12 teaspoons seedless raspberry jam
FROSTING
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup seedless raspberry jam
- 3 to 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
CUPCAKES
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Using an electric mixer, beat butter, powdered sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl until fluffy and well blended. Add eggs; beating to blend. Beat in half the flour, then buttermilk and lemon juice, then the remaining flour.
- Drop a spoonful of the cupcake batter into the bottom of each muffin cup. Spoon 1 teaspoon of raspberry jam on top of the batter of each muffin cup. Divide remaining batter among muffin cups to top the jam.
- Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool cupcakes completely before frosting.
FROSTING
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and raspberry jam together until well mixed and smooth. Add powdered sugar, a cup at a time, until you reach a consistency that you desire. I used 3 cups for this recipe, which I found perfect for piping.
- Frost cupcakes either by spreading frosting onto the cupcakes with a knife or by scooping the frosting into a piping bag for a more decorative look.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 554kcal, Carbohydrates: 75g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 28g, Saturated Fat: 17g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 103mg, Sodium: 29mg, Potassium: 60mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 60g, Vitamin A: 881IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 26mg, Iron: 0.4mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Wonderful cause and beautiful cupcakes!
What a wonderful cause. Those cupcakes look delicious.
Delish! Love those cupcake wrappers too.
These looks so beautiful and what a great cause!
Lori, these cupcakes are so lovely and for a great cause, too! Wow, what a wonderful and sweet gesture for your family member! Thank you for sharing these.
This is such a wonderful campaign. I’ve visited the site and have sent an email asking about the open dates. Thanks for sharing the info with us!
Oh, and I love the idea of developing a recipe for someone based on their favorite color. Brilliant!
These are gorgeous… and yay you for being such a thoughtful and generous and giving blogger!!
These look awesome. Great way to help!
What a wonderful cause 🙂
What a great way to help an important cause! These look terrific, too.