Friday, April 17, 2009

Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes

Recipe from Cooking Light and Recipezaar.

I forgot to take a picture! :( I'll just have to make these again...

Ingredients:
For batter
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt (or 1/2 cup buttermilk)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 lemon, zest and juice, Meyer lemon preferred
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
3/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed

For frosting
1/4 cup (2 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour standard muffin tin. In a medium bowl, whisk the four with the baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt (or buttermilk) vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Set aside.

2. With an electric mixer, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. With the mixer on low speed, add the four mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of the yogurt mixture.

3. Divide evenly amongst the muffin cups (perfectly portioned when using a standard level ice cream scoop). Bake until the toothpick inserted in teh center of a cake comes clean, 15 - 20 minutes (closer to 15 with convection bake). Cool for 10 minutes in tin, then cool completely on a wire rack.

4. Set the rack over wax or parchment paper. To prepare frosting, place cream cheese, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon rind, vanilla, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed just until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar (do not overbeat). Stir in juice. Spread frosting evenly over cupcakes. Store, covered, in refrigerator.

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