Blackberry Lemonade Cupcakes
Ingredients
Lemonade Cake:
- 1 box white cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup oil
- lemon zest of 2 lemons
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3/4 cup sour cream
Lemon Glaze:
- lemon zest of half a lemon
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 2/3 cup confectioners sugar
Blackberry Buttercream:
- 1 cup butter softened
- 4 to 5 cups confectioners sugar
- 1/4 cups blackberry puree (blackberries thrown in the blender, blend, then run through a strainer to remove seeds)
- blackberries for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
- Sift cake mix into a separate bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine eggs, oil, zest, lemon juice, vanilla, milk and sour cream until smooth.
- Stir in cake mix.
- Bake for 17-22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
- Glaze: Combine all ingredients in a bowl (using a whisk or fork is easiest).
- Buttercream: Beat butter until smooth. Add enough powdered sugar to make the frosting stiff, then slowly add in blackberry puree 1 Tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency.
- Spoon glaze over cooled cupcakes and let set.
- When glaze is firm, pipe frosting on top and finish with a fresh blackberry.
Notes
Blackberry Lemonade Cupcakes
Blackberry Lemonade Cupcakes
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