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Blackberry Lemonade Cupcakes

Course Cakes, Cupcakes, Desserts

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
Blackberry Lemonade Cupcakes