Description
Lemon blueberry delight cupcakes offer a perfect balance of zesty citrus and sweet berries in each delectable bite. Creamy frosting and fresh blueberries crown these light, moist cupcakes you’ll savor with pure culinary joy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (375 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (240 ml) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (240 ml) fresh blueberries (or frozen, thawed and drained)
- ½ cup (120 ml) buttermilk
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (120 ml) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups (720 ml) powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners, ensuring even spacing for optimal baking.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, creating a uniform dry mixture that will provide structure and lift to the cupcakes.
- Butter Base Creation: Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until the mixture becomes light, fluffy, and pale, establishing a smooth foundation for the cupcake batter.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Blend eggs, vanilla extract, and lemon zest into the butter mixture, ensuring complete incorporation and a vibrant citrus essence.
- Batter Assembly: Gently fold dry ingredients and buttermilk into the wet mixture, alternating to create a silky, well-combined batter, then carefully fold in fresh blueberries without overmixing.
- Baking Process: Fill cupcake liners two-thirds full with batter and bake for 18-20 minutes, verifying doneness with a toothpick that emerges clean and with minimal crumbs.
- Cooling and Frosting Preparation: Allow cupcakes to cool completely in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack while preparing the lemon cream cheese frosting by beating cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and additional zest until light and fluffy.
- Final Decoration: Once cupcakes are thoroughly cooled, generously spread or pipe the lemon cream cheese frosting, creating an elegant and delectable finish to the Lemon Blueberry Delight Cupcakes.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Gently fold ingredients to maintain a light, tender crumb and avoid dense, tough cupcakes.
- Blueberry Distribution: Coat berries lightly in flour before adding to batter to prevent sinking and ensure even spread throughout the cupcake.
- Temperature Matters: Use room temperature ingredients like butter, eggs, and buttermilk for smoother mixing and better texture.
- Cooling Technique: Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting to prevent melting and ensure a perfect cream cheese topping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 273
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 54 mg