Lemon Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream
 
 
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract (or vanilla, if that's what you have on-hand)
  • 3½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 16 ounces sour cream
For the frosting:
  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 4 - 4½ cups powdered sugar
  • 5 ounces raspberries
  • seeds from one vanilla bean
Method
For the cupcakes:
  1. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and lemon extract.
  2. Combine your dry ingredients and add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Your batter will be thick!
  3. Fill muffin tins with approximately ¼ cup of batter, and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Cool for 10 miinutes before removing cakes to wire rack.
For the frosting:
  1. Cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Slowly add 1 cup powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Add half of the raspberries and mix until combined. Add remaining powdered sugar, ½ cup at a time, beating until well incorporated.
  2. Add vanilla seeds and the rest of your raspberries. Beat well, until frosting is creamy. Depending on your preferred consistency, add additional powdered sugar if necessary.
  3. Chill for 30 minutes before piping onto your cupcakes.
Notes
Makes 30 cupcakes

cupcakes adapted from Taste of Home 2011

frosting from Good Life Eats
Recipe by Kitchen Meets Girl at https://kitchenmeetsgirl.com/lemon-cupcakes-with-raspberry-buttercream/