Lemon Delight Filled Cupcakes By Freda Recipes

HOMEMADE LEMON CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
• Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar together on medium-high speed in a large bowl until creamed, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Add eggs and vanilla extract, then beat on medium-high speed until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Set aside.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, start the mixer on low speed, then slowly add the milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Once combined, stop the mixer. Do not overmix this batter.
• Spoon batter evenly into 12 cupcake liners, filling them about 2/3 full. Bake for about 18-22 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the middle will come out clean when they're done. For around 30 mini cupcakes, bake for about 11-13 minutes, same oven temperature. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before frosting. I usually let them cool completely in the muffin pan.
• Frost cooled cupcakes with vanilla buttercream. If topping with lemon zest, do so right before serving. There may be leftover frosting depending how much you use on each cupcake.
• Leftover cupcakes keep well covered tightly in the refrigerator for 3 days.

LEMON-FILLED CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat lemon cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large bowl for 2 minutes.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 2/3 full.
• Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until very lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool cupcakes thoroughly.
• Cut vegetable shortening and 1/4 cup butter together in a bowl with a pastry cutter until well mixed. Beat lemon juice into shortening mixture until creamy.
• Stir 2 cups confectioners' sugar into shortening mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time, until the filling is smooth. Set filling aside.
• Place white chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave on High for 15 seconds and stir chocolate. Continue heating in 15-second intervals, stirring between heating until white chocolate is melted and smooth.
• For frosting, beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Stir in melted white chocolate and vanilla extract.
• Gradually beat in 4 cups confectioners' sugar, alternating with drizzles of orange juice, to make a smooth and creamy frosting.
• Cut holes through the top of each cupcake. Holes should be deep enough to put filling inside.
• Spoon lemon filling into the holes.
• Pipe the cream cheese frosting on top of cupcakes; sprinkle with lemon zest.

LEMON DELIGHT FILLED CUPCAKES BY FREDA

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 350. Line Muffin cups with Paper Liners. Measure out all Your Ingredients, and set aside. Making sure You have everything needed.
• Using paddle attachment on your mixer, Cream your Butter, Sugar, and salt. ADD: eggs, Beat well. ADD: Flavor, Juice, Zest, & Milk. Beat til Mixed.
• Mix together flour, & baking Powder, Add this to Creamed Mixture, "Mix ONLY til Blended". "DO NOT OVER BEAT"
• Spoon batter into 12 paper lined Muffin tins, BAKE @ 350 for 15-18 min. or til toothpick comes out clean. Remove from pan to cook on wire Rack.
• While Cakes are Cooling, . . . COOK your Pie-Filling and Cool. Once cupcakes and filling is Cooled, Begin to Fill. Take a pastry bag/ or Zip Lock Plastic bag with a decorating large Tip inserted. Fill with Cooled Pie Filling. TO FILL CUPCAKES: Press filling into topside of Cupcakes, squeezing about 1 TBS into each. You will cover the Small Hole with Frosting.
• Frosting: Mix cream cheese, Pdr Sugar and (Lemon Juice) together or Milk, adding a bit more of either to make the right Consistency, Add Lemon Zest, Mix well. Frost Cooled Cupcakes.