Lemon-Lavender Cupcakes Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cupcake Recipes. (Lemon-Lavender Cupcakes Recipe). Delicious lemon cupcakes with a hint of lavender and creamy lemon frosting. These are not your Mama's cupcakes. Updated with a light, moist texture and just an 'ever-so-subtle' Provencal taste. My husband did not know there was lavender in them. He loved my 'secret' ingredient. Try to eat just one... I dare you!

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 5 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 cupcakes

Lemon-Lavender Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons culinary-grade lavender buds

roughly chopped

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

¾ cup white sugar

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

room temperature

cubed

1 large egg

slightly beaten

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon lemon zest

½ cup buttermilk

1 cup loosely packed confectioners' sugar

5 teaspoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1 tablespoon culinary-grade lavender buds

or to taste

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup cupcake tin with cupcake liners.

Step 2

Whisk flour chopped lavender baking powder and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.

Step 3

Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy about 3 minutes. Beat in egg lemon juice and lemon zest.

Step 4

Beat 1/3 cup of flour mixture into lemon mixture until just combined. Beat in 1/4 cup buttermilk followed by another 1/3 cup flour mixture; add remaining buttermilk and flour mixture and stir to combine.

Step 5

Spoon batter into the cupcake liners filling each 2/3 full.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean 16 to 18 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before transferring cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 7

Stir confectioners' sugar and lemon juice together in a bowl until smooth. Stir in lemon zest. Drizzle over cooled cupcakes and garnish with lavender.

Nutritional Information

Lemon-Lavender Cupcakes Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 164.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2g 4%

Carbohydrates: 32g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 0.4g 2%

Sugars: 23.4g

Fat: 3.5g 5%

Saturated Fat: 2g 10%

Cholesterol: 23.5mg 8%

Vitamin A Iu: 112.9IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 1mg 8%

Vitamin C: 3.1mg 5%

Folate: 22.3mcg 6%

Calcium: 40.5mg 4%

Iron: 0.6mg 3%

Magnesium: 4.5mg 2%

Potassium: 40.5mg 1%

Sodium: 106.6mg 4%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 31.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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