Lemon-Lavender Cupcakes

Lemon-Lavender Cupcakes

Delicious lemon cupcakes with a hint of lavender and creamy lemon frosting. These are not your Mama’s cupcakes. Updated with a light, moist texture and just an ‘ever-so-subtle’ Provencal taste. My husband did not know there was lavender in them. He loved my ‘secret’ ingredient. Try to eat just one… I dare you!

Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
20 mins
Additional Time:
5 mins
Total Time:
45 mins
Yield:
12 cupcakes
Servings:
12

Ingredients

Icing

  • 1 cup loosely packed confectioners' sugar
  • 5 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon culinary-grade lavender buds, or to taste
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons culinary-grade lavender buds, roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, cubed
  • 1 large egg, slightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • ½ cup buttermilk

Directions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup cupcake tin with cupcake liners.

Step 2
Whisk flour, chopped lavender, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.

Step 3
Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg, lemon juice, and lemon zest.

Step 4
Beat 1/3 cup of flour mixture into lemon mixture until just combined. Beat in 1/4 cup buttermilk, followed by another 1/3 cup flour mixture; add remaining buttermilk and flour mixture and stir to combine.

Step 5
Spoon batter into the cupcake liners, filling each 2/3 full.

Step 6
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 16 to 18 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before transferring cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 7
Stir confectioners' sugar and lemon juice together in a bowl until smooth. Stir in lemon zest. Drizzle over cooled cupcakes and garnish with lavender.

Cook’s Notes:

You can use regular milk instead of buttermilk, if desired.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

164
Calories
4g
Fat
32g
Carbs
2g
Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 164
% Daily Value *
Total Fat4g 4%
Saturated Fat2g 10%
Cholesterol24mg 8%
Sodium107mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate32g 12%
Dietary Fiber0g 1%
Total Sugars23g
Protein2g
Vitamin C3mg 16%
Calcium41mg 3%
Iron1mg 3%
Potassium41mg 1%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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