Description
Bright lemon cupcakes with creamy buttercream decorated as sunflowers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 5 cups confectioners sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1–2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Pinch salt
- Food coloring
- Chocolate sprinkles
- 12–14 cupcakes
Instructions
- Beat butter until creamy
- Add sugar cream vanilla lemon zest and juice
- Mix until fluffy
- Divide frosting and color green
- Color remaining frosting yellow and orange
- Pipe center and dip in sprinkles
- Pipe petals in layers
- Chill before serving
Notes
- Use fresh lemon for best flavor
- Chill cupcakes to set frosting
- Adjust cream for texture
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 38
- Sodium: 120
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 40
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 55