Simple Way to Lavender And Lemon Cupcakes

Lemon-Lavender Cupcakes

Bake cake loaves at 350 for about 25.

Recipe Summary Lemon-Lavender Cupcakes

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!

Ingredients | Lavender And Lemon Cupcakes

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

Directions

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

You can use regular milk instead of buttermilk, if desired.

I have also used prepared white frosting and prepared cream cheese frosting such as Pillsbury(R) canned frosting. Just remove from can, mix in 2 or 3 tablespoons lemon juice and 1 tablespoon lemon zest and frost. I actually like the prepared frosting better.

Info | Lavender And Lemon Cupcakes

prep: 20 mins cook: 20 mins additional: 5 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 12 cupcakes

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