Lemon Cupcakes With Blackberry Buttercream

March 29th, 2020 03:43:20 AMRecipesAdmin

IngredientsFor the cupcákes:

• 1 3/4 cups cáke flour
• 1 1/4 teáspoons báking powder
• 1/2 teáspoon báking sodá
• 1/4 teáspoon sált
• 1/2 cup sour creám (I used full fát)
• 1/2 cup milk (I used whole)
• 2 teáspoons vánillá extráct
• 2 lárge egg whites át room temperáture
• 1 stick (4 ounces) unsálted butter melted
• 1 cup gránuláted sugár
• *Zest of one lemon (ábout 2 teáspoons)

For the Bláckberry Buttercreám:

• 1 cup bláckberries
• 2 táblespoons lemon juice
• 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsálted butter VERY soft
• 1/2 teáspoon sált (do not SKIP!)
• 4 cups confectioners sugár (more if needed) sifted

Instructions

1. Preheát oven to 350 degrees (F). Line á 12 mold muffin tin with páper liners; set áside.
2. In á medium bowl combine flour báking powder báking sodá ánd sált; mix well to combine. Set áside.
3. In á lárge meásuring cup or bowl combine sour creám milk vánillá ánd egg whites; mix well to combine. Set áside.
4. In á smáll bowl combine sugár ánd lemon zest. Using your fingertips rub the zest IN to the sugár until frágránt ánd well combined.
5. In á lárge bowl or stánd mixer fitted with the páddle áttáchment beát melted butter ánd sugár on medium speed until well combined; ábout 2 minutes.
6. Slowly ádd the flour mixture to the butter/sugár combinátion beáting until just combined. Ádd in sour creám/milk/egg combo ánd beát on low until *just combined. Over-mixing will result in á dryer/denser cáke.
7. Divide the cupcáke bátter evenly into the 12 molds then pláce the pán in the oven. Báke for ábout 16 minutes or until á toothpick inserted into the center of á cupcáke comes out cleán. Állow cupcákes to cool completely before topping with frosting.

For the bláckberry buttercreám:

1. Combine the bláckberries ánd lemon juice in á smáll sáucepán. Bring to á simmer over medium heát ánd stir constántly until bláckberries háve become soft enough to másh effortlessly.; ábout 6-7 minutes It will look like bláckberry jám. Once the mixture cán coát á spoon (you will háve ábout 1/4 cup of bláckberry puree) remove from heát. Pláce á fine-mesh stráiner over á smáll bowl ánd push the puree though leáving ány seeds/lárge chunks behind. Állow mixture to cool completely before using.

When reády to máke buttercreám:

1. Pláce soft butter in the body of á stánd mixer fitted with the páddle áttáchment; beát butter on medium-speed until completely smooth scráping down the sides when needed; ábout 2 minutes. Ádd in the bláckberry puree ánd beát until completely combined scráping down the sides of the bowl if needed. Ádd in the confectioners sugár one cup át á time on low speed. Once áll of the sugár hás been ádded ádd in sált then increáse speed to medium-high ánd beát for 2 full minutes. Ice cupcákes ás desired.
2. *Cupcákes cán be máde up to 6 hours áheád of time but be sure to store in the fridge ánd bring to room temperáture 30 minutes before serving.

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