I love snow days, sitting cozily on a couch with a hot ginger tea reading or writing for a blog watching small cotton balls falling down. Freshly fallen snow, white all around looks immensely beautiful and so serene. Busy lives take a pause, with no errands outside, no school, no office small family get together without rushing or planning for things. Everything is so peaceful and calm. But not for long….all of a sudden a bleak voice ” mommy, I’m bored,” will break your dream and ‘bang’ fall in to realities.
Bored and hungry, these two words takes you out of this cozy setup into action. To kill the boredom, I made these Lemon Cupcakes with/for my son on this serene beautiful day….
Well, lemon because in this freezing temperature my small Meyer lemon tree giving me surplus sunshine with its bounty of fruits.
Lemon Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1-1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter (at room temperature)
- 3 large Eggs (at room temperature)
- 1/2 tbsp Lemon Extract
- 1/2tsp Lemon Zest
- 1/4 cup Buttermilk (at room temperature)
Method
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and place liners in a cupcake pan.
- Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, beat sugar and butter together until creamy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating on low speed, then mix in lemon extract.
- Add dry ingredients and buttermilk to mixture in alternating intervals.
- Turn speed up to medium, combining all ingredients until well mixed.
- Spoon mixture into cupcake liners, about half full.
- Bake for 18-20 min. or until cupcakes spring back to touch.
- Cool completely before topping with whipped cream frosting.
Whipped Cream Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/3 cup Cream Cheese
- 4tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 1 tsp Lemon Extract
- Few drops of Yellow Color
Method
- Pour heavy whipping cream, cream cheese and sugar into a chilled bowl and beat on low for 30–45 sec. or until well mixed.
- Add the lemon extract and increase speed to medium-high. Whip until soft peaks form.
- Add food coloring and mix thoroughly.
- Refrigerate topping until cupcakes have cooled.
- Decorate cupcakes.