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Lemon Burst Cupcakes | It Bakes Me Happy

Lemon Burst Cupcakes

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Yield 12 standard cupcakes, or 36 mini cupcakes

Ingredients

for the cupcakes:

for the icing:

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350ยบ and line a 12 well muffin tin with paper liners (or a mini muffin pan with 24 mini liners).
  2. In the bowl of your stand mixer beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add the egg, vanilla and lemon oil, beat until smooth.
  4. In a mixing bowl whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  5. Mixing at low speed alternate the wet ingredients with the dry; until the batter just comes together. Fold in the lemon zest and fill each paper liner 2/3 full.
  6. Bake for 18-20 minutes until lightly golden on top, 12-14 minutes for mini cupcakes.
  7. Cool completely, frost, top with lemon slices and serve.

Courses cupcake, dessert

Recipe by It Bakes Me Happy at https://itbakesmehappy.com/2014/04/lemon-burst-cupcakes.html