Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
These cupcakes leave me longing for summertime (yup, the weather is still not quite summery here in Michigan!) and a cool glass of lemonade. They're easy to make and deliciously light to eat!
Ingredients for the frosting...
4 cups confectioners sugar, 2 tbsp whipping cream, 1 cup butter, 1 cup shortening, strawberries, lemon (recipe based on Saucy's never fail buttercream recipe)
Ingredients for the cupcakes...
White cake mix, 6 strawberries, zest of 1 lemon, 1/2 cup 7up or similar citrus soda, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup butter.
Let's get started!
Check out these uber-cute cupcake liners! They're Reynolds brand and I got mine in the regular baking aisle at the grocery store. Cute AND inexpensive... I love it! Whatever liners you choose to use, go ahead and line those cupcake pans now and set aside...
To make the cupcakes...
Combine white cake mix, 7-Up, butter, and eggs. Dice about six large strawberries and zest one lemon. Add to mix and stir gently...
Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake at 325 for 18-20 minutes. Look how pretty!
Cut three to four large strawberries into quarters and blend in a food processor until liquid. Do not discard solids or seeds!
Make Saucy's never-fail buttercream according to her directions minus the vanilla, then split the batch in two. Gently stir in strawberries to one half-batch, and add 2 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed) and a dab of yellow food coloring to the second half-batch.
Now it's time to frost...
Fill a piping bag with the lemon frosting and a 2D or 1M tip, and pipe one and a half circles on the top of each cupcake...
Have you ever seen something so delicious-looking?! Enjoy!
Now hop on over to Meg's to check out her Strawberry Rhubarb crumble top Muffins. Just click on the Cupkins logo to head over to her place! Have a great day!
