Cupcakes (recipe from allrecipes.com)
1 cup butter softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sour cream
Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add lemon peel and vanilla; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups with 1/4 cup batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Makes 30 cupcakes.
Frosting (from allrecipes.com)
8 oz cream cheese room temperature
1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
Beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form (I beat mine for 5 minutes on high in a bowl that had been in the freezer for 30 minutes. You want the cream to be very thick). In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Beat until smooth, then fold in whipped cream. I made this the night before and kept it in the fridge. It piped very well and seemed to hold it's shape well. Makes enough for 12 cupcakes.
These cupcakes were delicious. The frosting was so different, I don't think I would have known it had cream cheese in it if you hadn't told me. It gave the whipped cream really smooth, yummy flavor.
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