Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes – moist lemon cupcakes paired with fresh strawberry buttercream for the perfect combination of sour and sweet. A new cupcake recipe by our contributor, Lauren Kapeluck of EllenJay Events.
When I think of summer, bright yellow lemons and sipping on a glass of fresh squeezed lemonade come to mind. I am a huge fan of lemons, and really all things sour. As a kid I can remember spending summer days at our local pool and every afternoon I would visit the concession stand to order a frozen lemonade and a box of lemonheads to satisfy my sour cravings. Still to this day I have those same cravings and welcome all things citrus and tangy during the hot summer months! So with lemonade as the inspiration, I have created a Strawberry Lemonade Cupcake that I think you are going to love!
Strawberry Lemonade cupcakes are the perfect combination of both sour and sweet. The moist lemony cake provides a nice tang, while the strawberry buttercream provides a touch of sweetness to balance out the flavors. Not to mention I am loving the yellow and pink color combination of the cake and the icing, so fresh and fun!
And for extra cuteness, why not display these cupcakes in a jar embellished with a straw to mimic sipping lemonade from a mason jar! These triple layered cupcakes are the perfect portable treats for an afternoon picnic or would make adorable favors at a shower or birthday party. If you don’t want to fuss with assembling these cakes in jars no big deal, they are just as cute served as traditional cupcakes with a swirl of icing and topped with a lemon drop!
Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes – moist lemon cupcakes paired with fresh strawberry buttercream for the perfect combination of sour and sweet.
- Yield: 24 cupcakes or 16 cupcakes in a jar 1x
- Category: ✽ ✽ ✽
Ingredients
For the Lemonade Cupcakes:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup lemonade powder mix (I used Country Time)
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- lemonheads (optional)
For the Strawberry Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 3 tablespoons strawberry puree (from about 3–4 strawberries)
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
Make the Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin pans with cupcake liners
- In medium bowl mix together dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt, lemonade powder and lemon zest, set aside.
- In bowl of stand mixer beat the butter and sugar on medium-high using the paddle attachment. Beat until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
- Add the lemon juice and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients and milk, alternating starting and ending with the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool in pans for 5 minutes, then remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
Make the Strawberry Frosting:
- In bowl of stand mixer, beat butter for 1-2 minutes using the paddle attachment.
- Gradually add confectioners’ sugar and continue mixing scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
- Mix in strawberry puree and lemon zest.
- Place the icing in a piping bag fitted with open star piping tip to decorate the cooled cupcakes.
To Create a Cupcake In a Jar:
- Slice cupcake in half with serrated knife. You will need one and a half cupcakes (3 pieces) for each jar.
- Place half a cupcake in the bottom of the jar and add a dollop of icing on top. Repeat two more times with cake and icing.
- Garnish with a lemonhead on top.
- For extra cuteness add a plastic straw.
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Uooh, so cute!!
I will make them tomorrow for a nice monday with friends and sweet cupcakes.
And after I’ve read the answers to your recipes, I think it’s a very, very good idea : )
I made these for my best friend’s birthday, and they turned out DELICIOUS! They were light, and not to tart, just right. And they turned out beyond adorable(:
Hi, My frosting came out kind of looking like ground beef lol any suggestions? Thanks!
Great recipe! Nice texture with a buttery lemon taste!
This is the best strawberry icing I’ve ever made!!! Brilliant recipe…
cupcake was great except the frosting came out really runny. i used 4 strawberries thinking maybe too much juices ruined the frosting 🙁 still edible though!will make again with less strawberries and maybe put a whole strawberry in the center of the cupcake!
This looks incredible! Do you think I could substitute strawberry preserves for the puree?
I made these cupcakes they were so delicios
Totally delicious!! thanks!
Look AMAZING!!!!
Are AMAZING!!!!!
Turned out flat!! >:(
Thank you so much for posting this recipe! It was a ton of fun to make and they came out amazing. They got rave reviews from everyone and looked great both as cupcakes and in the mason jars. These are definitely my new favorite summer cupcake! 🙂
These looked awesome, but I followed the recipe exactly like it is posted and they turned out way too sour. I’m not sure why. The icing was fantastic, but I had to throw the cupcakes out. I have never messed up cupcakes before so I’m not sure what it was.
These look so amazing and fresh! Love the staging in these photos as well.
I made this for my sister. LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM! Delish!!!
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