Lemon Lavender Cupcakes

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Today I'm sharing a recipe for Lemon Lavender Cupcakes. Something a little different than your typical cupcake and sure to be a crowd pleaser. This is an oldy but a goody, I first made these almost 10 years ago and it's still one of my favorites!

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For some reason lemon and lavender go perfectly together and when you have fresh lemon zest and lavender cooking in your kitchen your house smells amazing. Now I'm dreaming of summer...get here quick please ☀️! These are a great dessert to serve at a shower or lunch party. Also perfect for a tea party if that's your thing. I might make these for the super bowl because that's how I roll.

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Cupcake Ingredients

1 cup flour

1½ teaspoons dried lavender buds*

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temp

¾ cup sugar*

1 egg

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon lemon zest

½ cup milk

*You could also make lavender sugar ahead of time and add in place of sugar and buds. See my post HERE for how to do that!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line your cupcake pans. Zest your lemon, before you juice it!! You're welcome. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl together: flour, baking powder, salt, and lavender. In another bowl, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, lemon juice and zest until combined. Add about a third of the dry ingredients and mix in. Add half of the milk and mix. Add another third of the dry ingredients, mix. Add the rest of the milk and dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Fill liners with batter and bake for 23-25 minutes. Cool, frost and enjoy!

Frosting Ingredients

2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp

5-8 cups powdered sugar

1-2 teaspoons vanilla

1 tablespoon milk

4-5 teaspoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon lemon zest

fresh or dried lavender buds for decoration

Beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar, one cup at a time. After 4 cups, add vanilla, milk, lemon juice and zest. Continue to add the rest of the powdered sugar until desired sweetness and consistency is achieved.

You could also make a lemon glaze icing if you don't want a buttercream (a.k.a. the healthier version). Just mix 1 cup powdered sugar, 4-5 teaspoons lemon juice and lemon zest. A Glaze is delicious and always best for non-rounded cupcakes so add a little less to your cupcake liner for the perfect presentation.

I will leave you with this beautiful picture of lavender fields in the sunshine......bliss.

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Photo on cover also by Heather Ford on Unsplash.