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STRAWBERRY  LEMON CUPCAKES

Strawberry Lemon Cupcakes made with lemonade and a strawberry cream cheese icing completely scream summer. These are fun, easy and really cute too.

 INGREDIENTS

Cupcakes: – 1 box lemon cake mix 15.25 ounce – 2 tablespoons lemon zest – 3 large eggs – 1 cup lemonade – ½ cup salted butter (1 stick), melted – 1 cup fresh strawberries chopped

 INGREDIENTS

Frosting: – 1 tub strawberry cream cheese spread 8 ounces, room temperature – ½ cup salted butter (1 stick)room temperature – 4 cups powdered sugar – 1-2 teaspoons lemon juice – Fresh halved strawberries optional garnish – Fresh lemon slices optional garnish

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line two cupcake tins with cupcake liners.

Whisk together the lemon cake mix and lemon zest in a large mixing bowl until combined. Use a hand or stand mixer to beat in the eggs, lemonade and melted butter until a smooth, fluffy batter forms.

Fold in the fresh strawberries. Gently scoop batter into each cupcake liner, filling them about ⅔ full of batter.

Bake for 19-23 minutes or until the top springs back when tapped and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.

To make the frosting, beat together the cream cheese spread and salted butter with a hand or stand mixer in a medium bowl until light and fluffy.

Once you’ve added 1-2 cups of powdered sugar add in 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and beat well.

Continue adding powdered sugar, beating on medium, until you have a thick, pipeable frosting.

Once the frosting is ready, scoop it into a piping bag fitted with a 1M Wilton tip and pipe frosting onto each cupcake in a spiral pattern. Garnish with fresh strawberry halves and lemon slices, optional.

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